Using Technology to Enhance Reading
8/28/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Parents and educators can nurture reading skills in exciting ways using technology.
Technology has enabled education to become more personalized and efficient than ever before. This change is especially apparent in digital resources for children’s literacy.
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 Technology to Enhance Reading
8/28/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Technology has enabled education to become more personalized and efficient than ever before. This change is especially apparent in digital resources for children’s literacy.
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Technology has enabled education to become more personalized and efficient than ever before.
This change is especially visible in digital resources for children's literacy.
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With technology, Parents and educators can nurture reading skills in exciting ways.
- [Machine] The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
- [Teacher] Programs like My Reading Academy help children address the essential components of reading such as phonics, fluency and vocabulary.
What letter says?
(sounds T phonetically) - T?
- You got it.
Technology such as computers can play a huge role in boosting equity for children who may not have access at home.
There you go.
These opportunities allow children to have fun and instill a love of reading.
Each child is different.
Technology allows parents and educators to tailor learning experiences to meet individual needs.
- [Narrator] Made possible by the generous support of the Marlene and Spencer Hays Foundation.
(soft ukulele music)
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.