Reader

What You Need to Do

• Read aloud either on to a tape recorder or directly to a student. Items to be read include course information which is not available to a student in an appropriate format.
• Borrow a tape recorder from the office and the material to be read and ask the deadline for the material to be returned.

Who Benefits?

• Students who have print disabilities often need materials in an audio format. Although text books and some readings are provided by external services, articles, library information, syllabuses, and lecture handouts need to be read on to tape or to a student so they can have access to the information.
• You also benefit by improving your oral reading skills.
• You may also benefit from accessing information in another field.

Tips to Make It Easy:

• Review the article before you read it aloud for any difficult terminology or graphs or charts that will be difficult to read.
• Review the use of and check the functioning of the tape recorder before you start reading. You don't want to be half way through an article only to find that the machine is not recording.
• If you are interested in doing more than just occasional reading, offer to read for the Ontario Audio Library, located in Blackburn Hall. Here you can get fully trained as a reader with their service and provide your voice to students at Post-secondary institutions all over the province and beyond.

"What If..."

"What if I can't make the deadline which I said I could do the reading in?"
Bring the reading back to the office if you are unable to make the deadline. Or call the office if you will be a little late. The staff will tell you what you need to do.

Time Commitment: 1-2 hrs/week