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E-Book use. By Peggy Marsiglio. Benefits of e-books. Some provide accommodations. Can improve comprehension, develop reading fluency, increase vocabulary, and motivate students. 24/7 access Animation. Benefits Cont. Increase in availability. Increases connections.
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E-Book use By Peggy Marsiglio
Benefits of e-books • Some provide accommodations. • Can improve comprehension, develop reading fluency, increase vocabulary, and motivate students. • 24/7 access • Animation
Benefits Cont. • Increase in availability. • Increases connections. • Increases use of technologies. • Beneficial features include: highlighting text, narrated reading, ability to re-read/re-listen.
Studies on their use • A study of 128 5-6 year old kindergarteners from low SES families who used e-books showed improvement. • Achieved greater progress in word reading and CAP. • Greater progress in their phonological awareness. • The study also showed that a combination of instruction with e-books showed to be more efficient than giving the same instruction with print books.
Studies Continued • A study of 3-5 grade struggling students, using e-books during intervention for 3 months. Beginning lexile level of K. • Students were 23 percentage points higher in their average fluency rate than those that did not use the e-books. • Ending with a lexile level of M and were no longer pulled for services. • Took other students 2 months longer.
A Recommended Use • Guided instruction:- discuss new vocabulary first- small groups of 3-4 students- pause e-book’s narration for prediction questions- use print books to re-read
What is Book flix? • Book Flix is an e-book option available to us at school. • Pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction ebooks from Scholastic for the primary level. • Allows students to relate a fiction story to real world information. • The fiction book hooks students while non-fiction connects to core curriculum.
Book Flix Features • 80 fiction and non-fiction paired books (20 Spanish pairs) • Read-along options with word-by-word highlighting • Mouse-over definitions • Narrated text support • Pages that turn • Educational games to reinforce vocabulary and demonstrate comprehension • Author biographies • Selected Web Sites that support and extend the lessons • Educator resources with detailed lesson plans and suggested strategies for classroom organization for using Book Flix. • Remote access
Book Flix Benefits • Builds students’ fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. • Encourages those that may not pick up a real book. • Read at their own pace, controlling their own learning.
Quick Guide • Provided is a quick guide on how to access Book Flixfor classroom and home use.
Works cited • Brisco, Shonda. "Ebooks (And More) For Young Readers." School Library Journal 53.10 (2007): 81-82. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. • Felvégi, Emese, and Kathryn I. Matthew. "Ebooks And Literacy In K–12 Schools." Computers In The Schools29.1/2 (2012): 40-52. Academic Search Complete. Web. 29 Oct. 2013. • Guernsey, Lisa. "Are Ebooks Any Good? (Cover Story)." School Library Journal 57.6 (2011): 28-32. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. • McPherson, Sarah. "Bookflix." Learning & Leading With Technology 35.3 (2007): 41-42. Education Research Complete. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. • "Scholastic Introduces Bookflix For Online Reading." Electronic Education Report 14.13 (2007): 1-8. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. • Segal-Drori, Ora, et al. "Reading Electronic And Printed Books With And Without Adult Instruction: Effects On Emergent Reading." Reading & Writing 23.8 (2010): 913-930. Education Research Complete. Web. 29 Oct. 2013.