Using Print and Digital Books
8/21/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Using print and digital books to promote early literacy learning.
Using print and digital books for literacy learning offers opportunities for children to use prior knowledge, practice oral language skills, reinforce vocabulary, and make connections.
Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.
Using Print and Digital Books
8/21/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Using print and digital books for literacy learning offers opportunities for children to use prior knowledge, practice oral language skills, reinforce vocabulary, and make connections.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ I'm reading ♪ ♪ In my school shoes ♪ - [Narrator] Digital books, such as eBooks, story apps, picture book apps, and interactive stories, are used more than ever by early learners in this new media age.
Children get the most benefit from digital books when you read with them.
Like print books, well-designed digital books can help children develop language, social, listening, and critical thinking skills.
♪ I'm playing ♪ ♪ In my school shoes ♪ - [Narrator] Teachers or parents may find that some learners are more engaged in digital media than print.
So it's important to monitor digital screen time and promote a healthy balance of both.
As media literacy expands so will using digital books.
Utilizing print and digital books for literacy learning offers opportunities for children to use prior knowledge, practice oral language skills, reinforce vocabulary, and make connections.
- [Announcer] Made possible by the generous support of the Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation.
Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.