Welcome
Welcome to the Tar Heel Reader, a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. The books may be downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Click here to learn more about alternative access methods.
You may write your own books using pictures from the huge collection at Flickr or pictures you upload. All books should be complete, edited, and revised to the best of your ability before publishing them to the site. While you are working on them, please save them as drafts.
Note the little home icon 
in the upper left corner of the page. Clicking it will bring you back here.
Warning: We have books that are intended for teenagers who are just learning to read. You may find some books that are inappropriate for your students; don’t use those. We recommend you learn about the Favorites page as a way to present your students with reading choices that you approve.
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This site is a result of a collaboration between Center for Literacy and Disability Studies and the department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Now you can help support Tar Heel Reader if you wish.
This site is also available in other languages.
To add your language contact us.
NEWS FLASH – NOW AVAILABLE!
We are pleased to announce that Route 66 Literacy is now available. Route 66 Literacy is an instructional site that adds instruction to the books from the Tar Heel Reader library. Developed by the Tar Heel Reader team and Benetech, Inc., Route 66 Literacy is a subscription-based site. Learn more at www.route66literacy.org.