“The research is out. Kids are behind in reading acquisition,” says Sarah Hartley, educational sales manager at Orca Book Publishers. “I’ve been to numerous conferences—every teacher is telling me how behind their students are.” Supporting the anecdotal evidence, the results from the Nation’s Report Card (the NEAP 2022 Reading Assessments) revealed that only one-third of American fourth graders...
English language specialist Suzan Racchetto-Madrigal received a CapED grant to buy the VOX bilingual books for New Horizons Dual Language Magnet Elementary School. Author: Shirah Matsuzawa Rainbow Weaver, My Shoes and I, and Book Fiesta—those are just some of the VOX bilingual books that can be found at New Horizons Dual Language Magnet Elementary School. Suzan Racchetto-Madrigal, the English...
Parents and other caregivers are always looking for ways to make learning fun and engaging for the children in their care. Thanks to a new offering from Dover Public Library, they won't need to look far! Immersive Reality (IR) Books combine cutting edge Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality technology with traditional children's books. The first of their kind, IR Books redefine the learning...
The kits are for children in preschool through third grade, and help students and families practice a variety of skills. DEARBORN, MI — The Dearborn Public Library is offering literacy kits for families to use with children in preschool through third grade. The kits will help students and families practice skills, such as phonics, phonemic awareness, comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Each...
American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announces Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning "iVOX is a storytelling app that not only gives young readers the immersive technology they have come to expect from hours of video gaming, but which has been proven to support literacy development. Students interact with the app, allowing them to view the story from many angles and in...
When I was a kid, I remember picking up music — mostly CDs but also the odd cassette tape — from my local library. Free music has always been as much a part of modern library offerings as books and movies. When the Worcester Public Library launched the Freegal music streaming service in early February, it was the natural progression of things — from vinyl to cassettes to CDs to streaming....
The books read themselves, according to library directorA host of new and exciting books are available to young readers at Grand Forks’ library thanks to a donation by city Rotarians. The books come from a line of interactive stories that read themselves, according to Library Director Cari Lynn Gawletz. Grand Forks & District Public Library added eight of these “Vox books,” named after the...
Parents are always looking for ways to make learning fun and engaging for their children. Thanks to a new offering from the Greenwood Public Library, they won’t need to look far. iVOX Books is a book app for children ages 3-8 which uses the latest in storytelling technology to delight and engage curious young minds. Kids can follow along with a story while interacting with its characters and...
VOX Books Grade Level K-4 Billed by Library Ideas as the “world’s first audio books that live in print books,” VOX Books have been in use for a few years, and the catalogue is rapidly expanding. These hardcover books come with an embedded audio reader and a jack for users to plug in headphones. The audio reader runs on a battery that can be recharged with the included charger. Users can open the...
We are excited to announce that Library Ideas was chosen as one of the 39 Top Digital Entertainment Startups and Companies in France for 2021 The full article can be found here. Here's an excerpt: This article showcases our top picks for the best France based Digital Entertainment companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Digital Entertainment...
