Technology is fun for children. It also strengthens important literacy skills. :)
Children reading online rely on critical thinking and strategies that involve research to find the information they need. For example, a simple Web search requires students to assess a list of sites and then analyze Web content for importance to the question at hand.
"The Internet is here to stay, so starting to develop these skills early gives children a good grounding in the skills that they'll need their whole lives," says Dr. Laurie Henry of the University of Kentucky.
Unlike a paper book, the Internet offers dynamic texts with audio, links to different sites, and videos. There are many benefits to online reading:
* Interactive sites can match your child's learning style: hands on, auditory, and visual.
* Websites offer context clues and organizing structures such as clickable definitions of unfamiliar terms, diagrams, and subheads, which help emerging readers develop strong comprehension skills.
* Exploring websites helps children with prediction, and allows them the opportunity to predict what they will read next.
Eplore Technology Together and HAVE FUN!
Some great books to look for at the library:
In November by Cynthia Rylant
Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky
I Know It's Autumn by Eileen Spinelli
Happy Reading!!
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