Sponsors are teachers who download books for students. Teachers use their unique login and password.  

• If you forgot your password, you can reset it at bookshare.org.
• If you never had a login and password, ask another sponsor in the building to add you.
• If you don't know of any other sponsors in your building, call HIAT  to get started.
• If you moved schools since setting up your Bookshare login, please call HIAT for help.

Members are eligible students who need to access books with text to speech. In MCPS, most students use Read&Write for Google as their text to speech tool.

• Any sponsor in the building can add members.
• When adding members, sponsors are affirming their eligibility to use Bookshare.
• In this teacher-supported option, students do not need a login and password to Bookshare.

See Bookshare's How to Guide: Add Sponsors and Members (pdf)

Download Books for Students

1. Log into Bookshare and search for the book.
2. Download the book in ePUB format and assign it to the student through Google Classroom. 

Support Students’ Reading and Learning

1. Provide equal access to complex text by providing digital versions of books used in your classroom to eligible students.
2. Provide direct instruction on how to use Read&Write for Google to support reading comprehension and learning. 
3. Provide options for students to reflect on how reading tools and strategies are working for them.