Usingtechnologywithyourchild

• Previewtheapporwebsitebeforeusingitwithyourchild.

• Pickaquiettimeandspacewheretherearefewdistractions,tositdowntouseappsorliteracywebsites.

• Engageinsomeofthetasksorgameswithyourchildtomodelyourinterestinliteracy.

• Observeyourchild’suseofliteracywebsitesorappstogetasenseofyourchild'sstrengthsandneeds.

• Chooseappsorgamesthattargetyourchild’sneedsandalsopickonesthatareenjoyableforbothofyou!

• Haveyourchildworkwithanolderoryoungerchildasateacherorlearner,asappropriate.

Howcandigitalresourcessupportliteracy?Digitalresources…

• Includeappsforsmartphonesortablets(e.g.,iPad),interactivewebsites,ande-books.

• Canbeusedtoincreasemotivationtoread.

• Mayhelpchildrenunderstandwhattheyarereadingandbuildtheircomprehensionskills.

Considerations• Children’sliteracyengagementis

supportedasparents/caregiversstayengaged.Interactingwithyourchildandaskingquestionscanenhancelearning.

• Beawareofscreentimelimitsandensureitisn'tcompromisingphysicalactivityorotherhobbiesandsocializationtime.

• Talkaboutinternetsafety,asitarisesinactivities.

USINGDIGITALRESOURCESTOSUPPORTLITERACYDEVELOPMENT

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FindingappropriatedigitalresourcesTechnologyandonlineresourcescanchangequickly.Usethesetipstohelpyoudecideonwhatapp,e-book,orwebsitewillbestsupportyourchild’sliteracydevelopment.

Theuseofdigitalresourcesaremosteffectivewhenthey…• areageappropriate;• matchthecomponentsofliteracy:

phonological/phonemicawareness,letterknowledge/phonics,printawareness,fluency,vocabulary,andnarrativeskills/comprehension;

• graduallyincreasethenumberoftasksand/orlevelofdifficulty;

• useateachingorguidedapproachthatsupportsthechildastheirliteracydevelops;

• aretaughtbyarealorvirtualinstructorwhoprovidesexamplesandanswersquestions;

• engagechildrenwithahighlevelofrelevantinteractionthatcombinessight,sound,andtouch;

• keeplearninggoalsclear,noticeableandvisuallydisplayed;

• presentlarge,readablefonts,apauseoption,andtimedquestions;

• usetext-to-speechstories,relevantanimations,andanin-bookdictionary.

DigitalResourceRecommendationsHerearesomeideastogetstarted!Tofindthem,searchthenames,ortheURLs(case-sensitive)intheDescription.

DigitalResource Price Description Whatithelps

Epic

$

Akids’eBooksubscriptionservicethatoffersthousandsofhigh-qualitybooks.https://www.getepic.com/

• allofthecomponentsofreading

BuildAWord

$

Multiplegamesfocusedonusingpartsofwordstobuildwholewords,learningthesoundsoflettercombinations,andmatchingwordpairs.https://goo.gl/gqDa6x

• phonologicalawareness

• letterknowledge

ABCAlphabetLettersbyTheLittleBook

Free

Teacheslettersandreadsoutlettersounds.https://goo.gl/2jV1bO

• letterknowledge

Hideout:EarlyReading

$

Multiplehighlyengaginggamesthatteachphonemesthroughsound,sightandtouch.https://goo.gl/MC2BWb

• phonologicalawareness

• vocabulary

TumbleBooks

Free

Talkingpicturebooksthathighlightwordsasreadaloud.http://goo.gl/FHuqzk

• vocabulary• printawareness

StarfallABCs

$(app)Free(Website)

Largevarietyofgamesandbookstoteachreadingatvariouslevels.https://goo.gl/rrzK38(app)http://starfall.com(website)

• letterknowledge• phonological

awareness• vocabulary• printawareness

LetterSchool

$

Kidspracticewritingskillswiththeirfingersusingfungamesandpatterns.https://goo.gl/0ScGQH(iOS)https://goo.gl/Xo3xtt(Android)

• letterknowledge• printawareness

DigitalResourceRecommendationsforFrenchImmersionHerearesomeideastogetstarted!Tofindthem,searchthenames,ortheURLs(case-sensitive)intheDescription.

DigitalResource Price Description Whatithelps

Epic

$

Akids’eBooksubscriptionservicethatoffersthousandsofhigh-qualitybooks.https://www.getepic.com/

• allofthecomponentsofreading

FrenchFirstWordswithPhonics:KidsPreschoolSpelling&

LearningGame

$ Teacheslettersandsounds.

• letterknowledge• phonics

MyFirstBookofFrenchAlphabets

Free Teacheslettersandsounds.

• letterknowledge

Phonétique

Free

Teacheslettersandsounds.http://phonetique.free.fr/alpha.htmhttp://phonetique.free.fr/phonconson/lr/plateau.html

• letterknowledge• phonics