As teachers should assist students achieve higher levels, the quality of Teacher Professional Development (TPD) has become an increasingly important educational concern. Teachers are expected to perform according to new standards and educational institutions are calling on teachers to reform. Furthermore, a teacher's performance is determined by how teachers teach subject matter content in specific contexts employing specific instructional methods and technology (TPACK). Consequently, the implications of how technology is used become quite significant. The genesis of this conceptual based research is a need for providing kindergarten and primary school teachers, as well as parents of Alpha generation students to be able to create an engaging digital multimodal book i.e. book creator with English learning activities. As the children are digital natives, they prefer digital book to the conventional ones. The numerous media integrated in the digital interactive multimodal book can activate all five senses while reading it, making learning more meaningful. This paper gives a conceptual based research on the subject since currently there is lack of studies on the use of digital books for young learners in Indonesian settings. Keywords: multimodal digital interactive English book, Alpha generation

1. ENACTING DIGITAL
INTERACTIVE MULTIMODAL
ENGLISH BOOKS FOR ALPHA
GENERATION TO REINFORCE
DIGITAL LITERACY
Sri Supiah Cahyati, M.Pd., Efransyah, M.Hum.
IKIP Siliwangi
Bandung
NSPBI UNIKAL, Februari 23, 2022

2. CONTENTS
background
scope
discussion
conclusions
the significance recommendation

3. Background
preliminary studies
lack of studies
TPD & TPACK
digital literacy

4. Preliminary study
.
Teaching-learning process still
did not facilitate the multiple
intelligences of students.
Parents have problems in
assisting children in learning
English.
Necessary to be equipped with
English teaching books for
children to be more competent and
creative in managing teaching-
learning process

5. SCOPE
Conceptual Based Research
Research subjects were English teachers in
kindergarten and primary school, parents, students.
Integrating audio, visual, spoken or written words
and other modes as contemporary learning media
in the book.
Focus
How digital interactive books contribute in the
establishment of teaching-learning English to
children and reinforcing their digital literacy

6. Giving contribution to contemporary English learning media.
Equipping teachers and parents to assist children more
effectively
Pesenting recommendations in the implementation of English
language learning.
Reinforcing learning, reaching parents with poor literacy and
little print resources but have smartphones or tablets.
THE SIGNIFICANCE

7. DISCUSSION
Constructivism
Theory
Alpha Generation
in Society 5.0
TPD & TPACK
Digital Interactive
Multimodal Books

8. EXAMPLE OF
DIGITAL
INTERACTIVE
MULTIMODAL
BOOKS
https://read.bookcreator.com/11
JdozOlTnR605xPZlcZo2rZ9Hg1/E6
XDPBsaTcmAct5D4GsKGA
bookcreator.com

9. EXAMPLE OF DIGITAL
INTERACTIVE
MULTIMODAL BOOKS
https://read.bookcreator.com/GnY1Dq0Xw3cAD6WmloS67EZ8F9A3/er3P4r24R6GvdxCf1VM0xQ
bookcreator.com

10. The use of digital interactive multimodal books contribute to
contemporary English learning media in kindergarten and
primary school to reinforce digital literacy.
It is determined by several factors, including curriculum
development appropriateness, students' prior understanding of
technology, and the involvement of adults as mediators in a
learning experience.
The media integrated in the digital interactive multimodal book
can activate all five senses, making learning more meaningful,
encourage teachers or parents to be able to teach or assist
children more effectively.
CONCLUSIONS

11. Recommendation
In regard to TPD, TPACK, and the needs of
enhancing children as digital natives, it is wise
for teachers to develop the English teaching
media into digital interactive multimodal books.
It can motivate hesitant readers, reinforce
learning for children with special educational
needs, and reach parents with poor literacy as
well as little print books.

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