Ebooks are rapidly spreading into the early childhood classroom, inviting young children to interact with books in ways they have not done before. But what does this mean for learning to read in a digital age? This webinar takes a close look at the emerging role of ebooks in the teaching of early literacy. It explores the design quality of ebooks as children’s first readers; describes the potential of good ebooks for learning to read and reading in P-2 classrooms; and presents an ebook instructional routine that guides the use of ebooks in early literacy instruction. It also offers a peek (and poke) into the future of digital reading with ebooks.

1. Dr. Kathy Roskos
John Carroll University
roskos@jcu.edu
Jeremy Brueck
The University of Akron
http://brueckei.org
@brueckj23

2. eBooks in the early childhood classroom

3. Potential of eBooks

4. Shared book routine

5. eBook design qualities

6. Research in its infancy

7. What does research say?

8. eBooks are engaging
eBooks can teach

9. Attention-Grabbers

10. Attention-Splitters

11. Built-in tutors

12. The code

13. Bear is shy.
Where can you
see that?
Vocabulary

14. Content

15. Teaching with eBooks

16. Shared Book Reading 3.0

17. Before: Previewing

18. Before: Introducing

19. During: Demonstrating

20. During: Handing Over

21. After: Re-reading

22. After: Extending

23. You Try: Practicing

24. You Try: Sharing

25. Implementing (Instruction with eBooks)

26. Keeping Up with Apps
@iPad_Storytime
http://digital-storytime.com/

27. Keeping Up with Apps
@storyappchat
http://storyappchat.wordpress.com/

28. Keeping Up with Apps
http://ebooks-in-early-literacy.blogspot.com/

29. Thank you!