Comments on: Can eBooks for Children Really Help them Learn to Read?

By: Janet Wong

Janet Wong — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:34:06 +0000

I agree with Calutateo that the most successful and happiest young readers are those whose parents read LOTS with them, and there is no replacing the bonding over reading together…but I love e-books! I think that they just expand the possibilities for reading together. Remember: you don’t need an e-reader to read an e-book…you can read an e-book on your phone! I think it’s pretty neat that you can buy a good book for less than $4 in the Kindle store and download it onto your cell phone. Next time you’re stuck in a long line at the supermarket, whip out the phone and read some poems to your child! (Full disclosure: I’m a children’s poet and I’m happy that I’ve been able to bring some of my out-of-print books back to life this way!)

By: The Children's Book Review Bianca Schulze

The Children's Book Review Bianca Schulze — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:07:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing your suggestion.

By: The Children's Book Review Bianca Schulze

The Children's Book Review Bianca Schulze — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:07:19 +0000

I believe both questions are relevant:”Can eBooks for Children Really Help them Learn to Read?” and “How can parents help children learn to read?”

Let me address both:

“Can eBooks for Children Really Help them Learn to Read?”

As additional reading tools (as well as regular books) e-books certainly have their place in teaching, encouraging, and enhancing the reading experience. Most experts will say that all children learn differently, and offering a multi-sensory experience is beneficial when learning anything new.

“How can parents help children learn to read?”

Well, that is a whole other blog post in itself. But how about the most basic, start by having books in your house, read with your children everyday, and let you child see you read.

By: KidCrunchMom

KidCrunchMom — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:45:21 +0000

I have had some success with a different form of digital book – downloadable books from the website ReadingA-Z.com. This site offers a wide range of decodables, sight word books and leveled readers that I found helpful in improving my kids’ reading skills. Subscribers pay an annual fee and then can download (and print) as many books as they want.

I have found the leveled readers to be particularly helpful. Each reading level (from A to Z) offers about 15-20 books. The books are short (6-20 pages each, depending on the level) so your child can read one or two each night and make good, steady progress. The leveled readers also have a printable quiz that helps build reading comprehension skills.

Each of my kids progressed to about Level L, then switched to reading chapter books.

Janet Mulroy (@KidCrunchMom)
http://kidcrunch.com

By: calutateo

calutateo — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:56:25 +0000

ebook readers are just too expensive. I heard that a lot of ebook consumers are older than 50 years. Of course, they buy an ebook reader just for fun.
A computer on the other hand is something even parents would buy for their children. It’s an investment. Just imagine all the things you can do with a computer. What can you do with an ebook reader? Well, just read…

I think “Can eBooks for Children Really Help them Learn to Read?” is not a relevant question. “How can parents help children learn to read” is what we have to think about.

When your child was/will be 5 years old, had it/will it have 1000 hours of reading exposure before it reaches school?

Malcolm Gladwell talks about the 10,000 hours rule in his book Ouliers http://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/
So how will you manage to add another 9,000 hours?
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