Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition

Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition

Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition

Somewhere between age 10 and 13, students reach the crossroads of language development.

“Fifth grade is where you start to lose kids,” says Allegra May, president of Speaking Web. “There’s a drop-off in reading interest, ability, and enjoyment.” By eighth grade, 69 percent of American students do not meet National Assessment of Educational Programs reading proficiency standards.

Lack of engaging stories is one factor, according to May.

To address this need, May’s company is developing Speaking Graphic Stories, a series of 48-page web-based interactive novels in which words and sentences, when touched with the mouse, are read aloud with clear and proper pronunciation. The novels enable readers to proceed at their own pace as ancillary materials designed to develop and reinforce skills within a broader reading curriculum.

Allegra May Discusses the How, Why, and Where of "Speaking Graphic Stories"

Q. What’s your background in reading education?


  • Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition

    Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition

    Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition

  • Search