The problem with Bookshare is that the texts are not verified and if their accent marks which there are an awful lot of in Spanish probably there’s going to be 1 million errors.
Deidre > On Jan 11, 2020, at 10:13 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I would check with Bookshare. > They are getting more and more text books for elementary school through > advanced degrees. > You might even want to call them and ask about beginning Spanish text books. > I know they have lots of books in Spanish. > 650.352.0198 > Hours: M-F 9-5. > Richard > > 🖖 Live long and prosper > > > Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 6:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: text of language books > > Hello all, > I'm looking for books on beginner's Spanish. I want to see the written words > which I thought Voice Dream might work for. I know there will be accent > marks, but if a text is designed for both text alone or for text and audio > both, this might work. The translater on my iphone is great, because it > pronounces things properly plus allows you to look at the spelling, but it's > not a course of study. > I went to Apple books on my phone but most of the listings seemed to be > audio. I hit on the sample button for several offerings, and nothing read. > When I look at samples of other books, they read just fine, so I'm thinking > these are audio books not texts. I tried to sample flash cards but they too > would not read. > I'm thinking there might be something very obvious I am overlooking, but > it hasn't made itself apparent to me yet! > I've got the Duo Lingo App downloaded which both pronounces things plus > lets you spell them out so that is good, but sometimes it is very slow and > requires some typing input that is more than my hands will allow. I also > don't know how to move from lesson tolesson effortlessly and don't understand > the symbols like Chest, Heart, Sword, etc. I'll be going along and doing a > few lessons one after another then there is the rewards thing and I'm no > longer able to continue where I've left off. It's not clear to me how to stay > inside the lessons and continue to proceed without getting back to what seems > like the opening page. > I have a few books downloaded that I am listening to and that are good but > I'd like to see words printed out so I can lodge them more permanently in my > memory. > I fear if I buy a bunch of lessons on-line that it will be hit or miss > what works best with voice over. On the PC there are lots of courses offered > for money, but I likewise fear it would be hit or miss to find what will work > seamlessly with Jaws or System Access or any other screen reader. > > Does anyone have any suggestions of where to turn to to see lessons > written out for learning Spanish? > > Deidre > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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