ACCESS Strategy

Congratulations! You are taking a huge step in helping your students with print disabilities access the curriculum; you are implementing RFB&D's AudioPlus® or AudioAccess^SM digital books into your classroom. Below is a quick acronym to help guide you through implementation.

• RFB&D offers three options for audiobook delivery and playback: AudioAccess downloadable books, AudioPlus downloadable books and AudioPlus books on CD. Verify what method(s) you will be using to access RFB&D’s audiobooks.
• If you are using AudioAccess downloadable books, visit http://support.rfbd.org to answer any questions you may have regarding how to download AudioAccess books.
• If you are using AudioPlus downloadable books, visit http://support.rfbd.org/audioplus/ to answer any questions you may have regarding how to download AudioPlus books.
• If using AudioPlus books on CD, check your book and equipment order to ensure that you have the items necessary for successful program implementation. In addition to digital audiobooks and playback equipment, RFB&D also offers accessories such as headphones and splitters to enable use by multiple students. Visit the Players and Accessories section of the RFB&D website for more information.
• Decide who, what, where, when and how the audiobooks will be used in your classroom. (Helpful hints can be found in the Teaching with Audiobooks section of this site.)

C- Communicate

• Determine which student(s) will be using RFB&D's AudioPlus or AudioAccess books and introduce them to RFB&D.
• Tell students how learning through listening will benefit them.
• Let students discover how RFB&D's AudioAccess downloadable books work and/or how the specialized playback equipment or software plays RFB&D's AudioPlus books and allows them to easily navigate through the book.
• Inform parents about RFB&D's services by sending the RFB&D Parent Letter with any student using RFB&D's AudioPlus or AudioAccess books. Download the Parent Letter in a PDF or Rich Text format.
  Download in PDF format

C- Coach

• Provide students with guidance on how they can effectively fit using audiobooks into their daily schedule.
• Develop a cue with the students that designates it is time for using their RFB&D materials.
• Encourage the students to obtain an individual RFB&D membership to use at home to complete their homework assignments or for reading books of interest to them.

E- Evaluate

• Think about how you have been implementing RFB&D's LTL Program in your classroom. Some things to consider:
• How has RFB&D's LTL Program affected student performance?
• Has implementing audiobooks in your classroom changed your teaching style?
• Are there additional students (with print disabilities) in class that would benefit from using RFB&D?
• Talk with students after they have been using RFB&D's AudioPlus or AudioAccess books to see if they have any questions or concerns.

S- Share

• Tell parents, colleagues and administrators about RFB&D's LTL Program and its impact on:
• Student performance
• Student motivation
• Student self-esteem
• Meeting the needs of diverse learners

S- Success!

• Celebrate the academic and social/emotional successes your students have experienced after using RFB&D's LTL Program.