About this resource
Talking Books give children the opportunity to:
• Listen to the story as it is read aloud on screen
• Read along to the audio following the text and pictures
• Read the text on screen without audio support
• Check each word individually with an audio prompt
• Follow up with a range of interactive activities that relate to text, word and sentence level learning objectives.
Animation and sound effects support comprehension and engage the reader.
Talking books featured: The Brave Baby, Good Fun Farm, Fly Facts, Star Boy’s Surprise, Buzz and Bingo in the Fairytale Forest and Swimming with Dolphins.
Active Books are designed as interactive electronic texts. They provide children with the opportunity to influence the development of a story, making choices and determining outcomes. The Active Book is Travel Writer, linked to Pacific Islands and Unusual Traditions (Purple/ Band 8).
Electronic Big Books are ideal for:
• Whole class/ group work
• use on an interactive whiteboard
• generating group discussion
• use in plenary sessions
ClipArt library contains a collection of ClipArt characters and objects from the books, ideal for customizing worksheets, record sheets and own work, making models and creating presentations.
Book Review is a downloadable form for the reader to fill in as a personal record of their own reading.
About the Authors
With 40 years experience in Primary Education, Doug is now an independent ICT consultant working on all aspects of enhancing teaching and learning with ICT. A primary PGCE lecturer at Leicester University School of Education, Doug has also written a number of guides, training modules, books and training materials on primary ICT.
