![]() ![]() Unite for Literacy Free resource reads picture books to children. TumbleBook Library Ebooks for kids from the State Library of Kansas. Storyline Online Videos produced by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Please note that BookFlix & Unite for Literacy are in-browser only, and require an internet connection. Reading Rockets A national multimedia literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle and how caring adults can help. Great Books to Read to Infants and Toddlers Storybooks paired with a nonfiction ebook, with narration and read-along features.īooks Your Child Should Hear Before Kindergarten Open the Door to Literacy (board books)Ħ x 6 This parent-friendly early literacy program emphasizes the six skills that parents and caregivers can help children develop, before they learn to read, at about the age of six:ĪBCmouse Kids age 2 to 8 learn to read through phonics, as well as learn lessons in math, social studies, art and music.īookflix Digital resource from the State Library of Kansas.Local Early Learning Programs and Services.State Library of Kansas Digital Book eLending.Sunflower eLibrary (Libby) Show sub menu.Yes, there’s an app for this – just not the kind you might expect. If students have access to the technology at home, they can continue with the stories – sharing their abilities or just enjoying stories with family. All of a sudden, they could become the expert in the room as the book is read in a language they recognize. It’s only the narration that changes the text of the book remains in English.Ĭonsider the newest classroom members who might be on their way to learning English. I’ll bet your mind is spinning with ideas now. Showing the power of digital, check out the narration language menu. The reader’s imagination is left to take over. In addition to clicking or tapping your way through the story, there’s an option to have the story narrated. Kudos for that – why can’t all digital resources follow their lead? The terms of use are incredibly friendly and easy to understand. The site has a wonderfully rich collection of books that can be filtered with the graphics at the top of the bookshelf. (Well, a computer, a phone, and a tablet…) These days, we’re all so familiar with the concept of the bookshelf as a launch pad for digital materials and it works the same here – on every device I could lay my hands on. That’s where the Unite for Literacy site shines. ![]() By browsing to the right site, lots of possibilities exist! There’s another important app that’s missing in all this – the web browser. What’s next? What can the child do at home? And, if there must be an app for everything, once you’ve read the book, it’s done. Of course, the fallacy here is that it ignores the fact that the greatest literacy device is the imagination of the reader. ![]() There’s no doubt that an electronic book has the potential for the device to do more for the book that paper can. In this case, we were talking about literacy and the power of electronic books. everything provided is deemed good and you’re not encouraged to try other things.there are a finite list of things that can be done.only applications installed by the district can be used (and perhaps with a locked down device, that’s legitimate).We’ve heard that a million times but, when you dig a little deeper, you see that there’s an underlying message. The message was essentially that there can be an “app for that” mentality with the use of the technology. and, importantly, don’t underestimate the power of a good teacher-librarian.you can’t just drop and run with technology.professional learning needs to be continuous.someone needs to be constantly driving the ship and pushing good ideas. ![]() It wasn’t something that I’d thought about before but it went to reinforce a few things in my mind: I had an interesting conversation a couple of days ago about the limitation of tablets, in this case iPads, in the classroom with a teacher-librarian friend. ![]()
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