Classic Literature, Accessible to Everyone

Re-tellings of classic literature that read at an accessible automated readability index for secondary students who struggle to read grade-level text: special education, learning disabilities, ELL.

Classic literature doesn’t have to be scary, boring, or too hard.

Summary sites online and those little yellow and black notebooks are no longer your only choices for students who are struggling. Adapted Literature texts preserve the storytelling…while taking away the confusing word choices and hard-to-navigate formatting.

Adapted Literature texts take classic literature common to secondary ELA classrooms and rewrite them with words and style that are easier for ALL students to read. Ideal for students with learning disabilities and ELL students still learning English. Fewer frustrated kids. Fewer heads down on the desk. Less refusal. Less acting out. More engagement. More confidence. Better understanding.

Your purchase includes multiple variations on easier-to-read texts that you may print for students or share digitally on the non-public platform of your choice. Variations include:

• A text-only copy
• A text copy with a blank, lined column on each page for teacher-customized or open-ended note-taking
• A text copy with a lined column and inference-based questions on each page for guided note-taking
• Whole-novel copies or chapter-by-chapter copies (for longer texts)
• A growing collection of video read-alongs for the texts.

Texts are formatted with the needs of neurodiverse learners in mind and include:

• Text in columns on the page to reduce the need for lengthy eye-return at the end of a line
• Dyslexia-friendly fonts
• Adequate spacing between lines to prevent line-jumbling and to allow for use of tracking accommodation devices
• Extra space between each paragraph to aid in identifying transitions in the text…and finding your place again after stopping!
• Consistent formatting that aligns to other Universally Designed texts. Students won’t have to learn a new format every time they read a new text
• Engaging cover art that engages visual learners to want to read and provides conceptual clues about the text