Braille resources for uPar

Before you start using the protocol, you’ll need to print out the braille or large print files.

You can print them all at once or choose targeted grades. That depends on the student and the time you have.

Access files in this shared Google Drive folder

Follow these steps to start using braille resources with uPar

  1. Download and print the braille and/or large print resources before starting.
  2. Direct students to StartPar.com
  3. Students will login, select their grade level, playback voice, and highlighting contrast. Note: if a third party accessibility tool, for example, Windows Eyes is used, the embedded uPar Text-to-Speech voices must be manually paused by the teacher. This is to avoid confusing double reading of the same text.
  4. Students will always start with the text to speech accommodation. Have students complete text to speech passages.
  5. Once uPar has established a text to speech accommodation level, it will switch to having the students read the next passages silently. At this point, let students select their story and provide students with the printed braille or large print version of the story. Teachers will need to manually enter student responses to questions into uPar. This step will take a bit longer, so the 'Time Benefit' recommendation probably won't be a valid for result for students.
  6. Repeat this process until the protocol is completed.
  7. Know that when this is done, the Independent Level that displays on the student’s individual uPar report will represent the braille or large print results.