The Power of eBooks
to Support Children
with Learning
Differences
Gail Lovely
Gail@SuddenlyItClicks.com
Talking Books
iOS
.99
Embedded vocabulary, focus on story
Just Grandma and Me
iOS
Android
$5.99
vocabulary building
Tacky the Penguin
iOS
$4.49
Switch languages with one touch (English – Spanish)
ABC Music
iOS
$2.99
Instant, child-driven language choice
LinguPinguin
iOS
free
Localized language and speech patterns
Ngurrara - Australian Aboriginal Interactive
Storybook
Other books with ”Localized English”
The Very Cranky Bear
limited interaction, can record own voice
The Waterhole by Graeme Base
iOS
$2.99
Reader-adjusted reading levels
The Strange and Wonderful World of Ants
iOS
$7.99
Nonfiction with purposeful interaction
Rounds: Franklin Frog
iOS
$2.99
Integrating required interaction to advance the story
Dentist Bird:
A West African Folktale
iOS
Android
$4.49
Images’ interactivity tells parts of the story
Kalley’s Machine Plus Cats
iOS
Android
$2.99
Interaction is the story – language building too
The big word factory
iOS
$7.99
Two points of view here…
Goldilocks and Little Bear
iOS
$9.99
Illustrations drive readers to learn more
Journeys of Invention: Science and
Technology from Past to Present
iOS
Android
$4.99
(free sample)
Branching story
Loose Strands
iOS
free
Own narration, create own stories, illustrations/photos
Collins Big Cat:
It Was a Cold, Dark Night Story Creator
iOS
$5.99
Combination of text and handwritten notes draws in readers
Weirdwood Manor
iOS
Android
$1.99
Augmented reality – personalizing the story
The Tortoise and the Hare
(by Arloon)
iOS
Android (soon)
Free (books
extra)
Provides tinted pages, dyslexic-supportive font, moving ruler guide
Tints
iOS
Chrome
Free +
Soundtracks for books
BookTrack
(also on web)
iOS
Android
$7.99
Combining art and story – drawing young people in
The Alice App
iOS
$10.99
Combine history and story to provide context
War Horse Interactive Edition
In the end…
it is not about
the book or the
app…
it is about the
child.
Gail Lovely
GailLovely@SuddenlyItClicks.com
Thank you!

Ebooks supporting Children with Learning Differences Gail Lovely 2016

Editor's Notes

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