What's a 'Wonderbook'?
10/13/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
A “Wonderbook” is a tool parents can use to build literacy skills.
A "Wonderbook" combines a printed book and a ready-to-play audiobook. Kids use a control pad similar to a video game, to make the "Wonderbook" work. They press "play" to read along and then switch to learning mode for literacy learning and fun. Combining reading aloud, some fun headphones, and a control pad helps kids improve their reading skills by interacting with text.
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.
What's a 'Wonderbook'?
10/13/2023 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
A "Wonderbook" combines a printed book and a ready-to-play audiobook. Kids use a control pad similar to a video game, to make the "Wonderbook" work. They press "play" to read along and then switch to learning mode for literacy learning and fun. Combining reading aloud, some fun headphones, and a control pad helps kids improve their reading skills by interacting with text.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- Jackson, you wanna read your favorite Wonder book?
- Sure.
- When kids are learning to read in today's constantly connected world, they need skills beyond simply reading and writing in the traditional sense.
At the Rutherford County Technology Engagement Center we use something called the Wonder Book to do this.
It's a tool parent can check out for free and use at home too.
Using a control path similar to a video game, kids learn how to make it work.
With a print book and a ready to play audio book inside, Jackson presses play to read along and then switches to learning mode for literacy fun.
- [Jackson] I won't be scared, but if I am, I know that I have you.
- We know that reading aloud is the foundation for literacy development.
But it's also important for kids to learn how to actually operate the technology, like pressing play to read.
- [Wonder Book] You are in Read Along mode.
- [Narrator] Combining this media with reading aloud some fun headphones and a control pad allows kids to find success reading by interacting with text.
- Tomorrow, I'll be brief - [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.