Students need to have access to books in order to build
their literacy skills. I spend a lot of time explaining to students over the
summer who dread summer reading it is okay to listen to books on tapes. Parents
mouths go agape, shocked to hear this is ok. I think any way students can be
exposed to text (books, newspapers, magazines, play scripts, comics, etc.) and
helps foster a love of reading works! I worked hard to build a classroom
library that provides choices to students at various reading levels. Students
have also shared they use various apps at home on devices to get books in their
hands. I do think one of the best ways is to hold a book but I am guilty of
reading mostly on my IPad.
One of the ways students can access books at home this year
is through their Tales 2 Go Account. We
did a test drive of this wonderful resource in class yesterday, and I had sent
home log in data for this day one. Students are aware of their at home user
name and password (or should be). I love how students can choose various forms
of text and listen to stories. Stories can be sorted by grade level or students
can search for things they are looking for. I saw students listening to various
genres of text, some laughing out loud at the fiction story they chose. Others
visited stories by favorite authors.
I asked students about why kids should use Tales 2 Go. Here is some of the feedback from our users.
Marissa said, “If they do not feel comfortable reading
stories in their head it is better to listen to it online. “ Shawn shared, “If kids do not like reading so
much this tool could be used. If a child feels they are not reading fast enough
this helps hear someone who is fluent. Olivia told us, “If someone already read the
book but did not understand what they are reading they could go on there and
reread it. It also helps with words they do not understand.” Sophia added, “Students
should use Tales 2 Go because students find it more appealing to do things on
electronics or computers because it seems like more fun, and as a student it is
more fun! Emma finished our conversation but saying, “Students should use this
because you can read books that you cannot find in a bookstore. You get
experience with other people reading to you too. “
To learn more about Tales to go and see tutorials click here.
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