Digital books for early years and primary school aged children

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Digital Books for early years and primary school aged children
Evidence
Purpose
Supporting new and traditional literacy and language outcomes
Case studies
References
What are digital books?
Why are digital books important to children's learning?
What should teachers know about digital books?
Criteria for evaluating digital books
Add on activity
Examples of digital books
Current UK curriculum
Implementing digital books in the classroom
 
 
 
 
 
Strength of Evidence
Transferability
Editors' Comments
Areas of further research
Join the online community

Examples of digital books

 Free access to high-quality digital books from around the world is provided by International Children’s Digital Library:

http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ 

Magic Blox offers a special pricing program for schools interested in using their digital library which involves several digital books, as well as the possibility to create and upload users’ own books.

http://magicblox.com/

Unite for Literacy Library provides culturally-relevant books in more than 30 language, including narrations in English and other languages. No subscription required, the library is available from here:

http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/corp/educators

These two digital books were selected by a group of UK teachers as the best digital books produced in 2015 (the digital books were awarded the UKLA Digital Book Award).

  • Nosy Crow Flip Flap Safari

Available for download here:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/axel-schefflers-flip-flap/id897563148?mt=8

  • Kuato Studios Dino Tales

Available for download here:

https://www.kuatostudios.com/games/dinotales/

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