Supporting Students with Dyslexia
Listening to audio books helps comprehension immensely!
Summer Reading: Making it Easy and Fun
(Fredericksburg Today) Summer reading is many students’ least favorite part of summer. However, not reading can cause students to lose learning gains they’ve just spent almost a year making. Struggles with reading affects learning in all content areas and can…
We can’t become a nation of equal learners until we become a nation of readers
(The Hechinger Report) Despite the claims of those who propose to “disrupt” education with video lessons and a well-intentioned emphasis on STEM, reading remains the backbone of a real education. Unlike other species, humans use language as a kind of…
Is listening to an audiobook the same as reading?
(Star Tribune) As a reader of a certain age, I have begun to take an actuarial view of my bookshelves. How many of these books am I really going to read before my own final chapter? With more and more…
Tales2go Named a Favorite Tech Tool
(Berkeley USD) The Technology Teacher Leaders from all 14 Elementary and Middle Schools did an amazing job of soliciting teacher and staff input on the instructional technology tools which are found to be most valuable to teaching and learning. For…
What Age Should Kids Read Chapter Books?
(Romper) Unless you're well-versed in Early Childhood Education, it can be hard as a parent to really know what your child is "supposed" to be doing at what age — like, reading. Of course every child is different, and though we…
Audiobooks for English Language Learners
The number of students learning English as a second language is increasing. Most of these students are minorities from lower socio-economic family situations. School and government programs are being designed to support these students and the unique challenges they face.…
John Lyman Elementary Case Study
One school is using Tales2Go to help young readers enjoy more books than ever before.