Programs with no text were excluded as were those with no speech, nonfiction programs, and those above grade 8 readability levels. Each program was then evaluated by Project LITT staff. Two major conclusions were reached about the software identified in the software search. First, there is a large number of talking storybook programs on the market. Second, these programs represent a very heterogeneous body of software.
Programs vary widely in the interactivity level of graphics.
There are often discrepancies between the estimated readability levels of stories and story content and appeal. One result of the evaluation of the talking storybook programs was preparation of Software Profiles for each story. This site provides information about the project as well more than 300 Software Profiles. Each Profile contains a summary of the story, information about its publisher and price, an estimate of its readability level, descriptions of text and graphics interactivity, and information about program features. Profiles can be accessed in several ways.