During the amazing Blogher12 conference in NYC I had an opportunity to learn about a great new app from Scholastic, and this is available to everyone, and you can start out with 5 free ebooks!
The new app, Storia, is a great reading tool and below are listed 4 great ways to use it, as discussed in our session (taken mostly from the transcription):
1. To assist a multilingual child or late reader – the read-aloud function of Storia helps kids connect the words with the sounds.
2. As a motivator for reluctant readers – the one-on-one interaction of Storia gives reluctant readers who may be embarrassed to participate in class the confidence to read on their own.
3. As a personal tutor – Reading comprehension games and questions throughout the text quiz your reader as they go along. PLUS the parent controls allow you to see how long your child has spent reading, which words they looked up, and which books they read the most.
4. To get your kids to beg for more non-fiction – Storia recently partnered with National Geographic to offer a greater selection of non-fiction titles for all ages. Plus, videos bring the text to life and get kids excited about reading non-fiction!
- · Storia can be downloaded for free at www.scholastic.com/storia, and you receive 5 free eBooks to get you started!
- · Storia is available now on PC and iPad, and is coming to other devices soon
I have downloaded our 5 ebooks and am going to have my son continue his summer reading on my iPad. The idea that we don’t have to watch the clock, which we continually argue over, will help me to monitor and make sure my son reads for the 30 minutes daily that I am requiring over the summer. I encourage everyone to sign up and download Storia and their 5 ebooks for free!
Disclosure: I received a gift bag for attending the event which had some awesome books for my son. All opinions are 100% my own and honest.
I was just debating whether we should try this. Thanks for the tips!