Learning to Get Along Series, The
© 2011 Free Spirit Publishing
Fifteen talking books run on Mac or Windows computers and come on CDs. Each uses a real-life situation to bring up topics such as tolerance, safety, honesty, kindness, and other social and emotional skills. There is one skill per book. Parents and teachers can choose which books to make available and manage audio features like the reading pace of the narrator. It is also possible to track each reader's progress. The software is adaptable to each child's needs and is designed to give as much or as little assistance as needed with the options of narration or silent reading, clickable word definitions, and reading comprehension quizzes at the end of each book. Prices are $100 for single user, or $250 for a school 5-pack.
$100, Windows, Mac OSX
Teaches: social and emotional skills