For centuries, libraries have simply been places that house books. This meaning of the word is embedded right within it; the Old French librairie, used in the 14th century, means "collection of books." An image of dusty stacks comes to mind, but, of course, the form a book can take is changing, and the ways we learn are changing along with it.
David Denby on the 24 great books that can bring even today's kids to reading. And maybe you, too. In the age when everything is digital, quick and dazzling, what's to engage an American teen in the world of a great book? Of deep reading? New Yorker writer David Denby set out to find out.
Now, there's a newly released app that's something of a "Netflix for children's books," with its library of titles especially for kids. Some very popular titles that are hard to keep on the shelf, can be accessed here. Kids are LOVING!
I used Epic! with one of my RtI intervention groups. It was a group of "reluctant readers" who just needed more time engaging with text in a high autonomy format. They love it!
f You Learned Here is a global collaboration and authoring project for students in Pre-K through 8th grade. Inspired by the book If You Lived Here: Houses of the World, this project will engage students in a global dialogue about their learning communities.