Imagine for a moment that you are a high school student with dyslexia. You have a big biology test tomorrow and you’ve been staring at Chapter 8 of the textbook all night. You’ve read your notes from class, but you know there are going to be questions from the book. None of the words are making any sense, and you just can’t get through it. Frustrated as always, you know you’re not going to finish the chapter anyway, so you close the book and turn on the TV…
For millions of students in this country, reading is an ongoing struggle. RFB&D, and its research-documented program, can help these students. With textbooks for all grade levels available in an audio format, RFB&D lets students learn through listening. RFB&D has textbooks in practically every subject for every age group, from algebra to zoology.
To use RFB&D, your student must have a documented disability that affects his or her ability to read, such as dyslexia or a visual impairment. A school can get a membership for all the students that need it, purchase a special CD player or a computer program to download and play the books and then you can browse the online catalog to order all the books you need.
Thousands of schools are already finding RFB&D to be an effective tool to motivate, engage and teach students who may otherwise slip through the cracks. Browse through this section of the website to learn more about the program and how you can use it in your classroom.
You can also learn more about RFB&D on its website, www.rfbd.org.