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    Interactive Story Book for Children Learning to Read


    Monday 12th 2012                                       Cónal McGovern


Friday 27 April 12
Fionndel and Nuggs
    and the Tale of the
    Missing Elephant
    Fionndel and Nuggs are regular visitors to the zoo and know all the keepers. One
    Saturday morning they are arrive to find the zoo in consternation. Apparently one of
    the elephants is missing. Jez, the keeper in charge of the elephant enclosure, is sitting
    on a rock, looking rather dejected.



    “What has happened?” asks Fionndel.



    “Ellen, has escaped”, replied Jez pointing to a flattened section of fencing in the
    elephant enclosure and beyond to a large hole in the zoo perimeter wall.



    Fionndel and Nuggs knew well who Ellen was and vowed to find and return her
    safely to the zoo and before anyone could protest they were off on their quest to
    search for the missing elephant.




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Overview
     An interactive book for the iPad that is aimed at helping children learn to read.

          Target group: primarily 5 to 7 years olds (and their parents)
          Reading Level: Level A, A/B, B (Stages: 5 to 10 Oxford Reading Tree levels)

           Learning approach:
            Learning through play
            Phonics
            Whole Language
            Listening
            Reading
            Arithmetic

         Promoting:
            Enjoyment
            Understanding
            Analysing
            Evaluating
            Choice
            Finding and using information




    Date


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Overview
     Content

          Fictional story
          4 Chapters, 10 screens (pages) per chapter, 40 pages total

           Balanced approach to interactivity/narrative:
            Drag and Drop
            Tilt
            Shake
            Swipe

         Exercises:
           Relating to previous chapter
           Test understanding of text
           Locate information
           Puzzles (anagrams, etc)
           Listening to sounds
           Simple adding and subtracting




    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book
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Chapter 1: Trunky is Missing
    Storyboard

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Chapter 2: In Which our Heroes Meet a Monkey
    Storyboard

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Chapter 3: In Which our Heroes Meet a Dog
    Storyboard

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Chapter 3: In Which our Heroes Meet a Cat
    Storyboard

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Text




    Sample Exercise: Interactive Abacus and Simple Addition
    Storyboard

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Survey
                     An online questionnaire was created to gather data about the reading
                     habits and use of digital devices of parents (and guardians) of young
                     children with regard to using such device as a teaching tool.


                     Observation
                     Children were observed (and video recorded) using interactive
                     books on and iPad.


                     Interviews
                     Some parents and Montessori teachers were interviewed and shown
                     some educational apps running on digital mobile devices.




    Primary Data Gathering Methods - *Also: secondary data was gathered from books and the internet - see reference list at end
    Research

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Respondents’ Gender and relationship to young children
    Survey Results

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Respondents’ age bracket and their children’s age bracket
    Survey Results

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Learning to Read: Teaching Methods; Phonics, Whole Language, Balanced
    Survey Results

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Digital Device Ownership
    Survey Results

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Children and Digital Media
    Survey Results

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Educational Benefit of App?
    Survey Results

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Q15-14 - Security

                        Q15-13 Progress Tracking

                        Q15-12 Instant Feed Back

                         Q15-11 Help/Assistance

                                  Q15-10 Games

                           Q15-9 Word Exercises

                         Q15-8 Voice Recognition

                                Q15-7 Narration

                               Q15-6 Illustration                                                                  Series1


                               Q15-5 Animation

                            Q15- Story/Narrative

                           Q15-3 Personalisation

                              Q15-2 Interactivity

                                  Q15-1 Phonics

                                                    0   2   4     6      8       10     12      14

                        Question 15 - Elements that might be found in Interactive Book that Teaches Kids to read
                                                      (Highest score top priority)


    Elements to Interactive Book
    Survey Results

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Q18-9 Publisher



                                  Q18-8 Author



                      Q18-7 Style of Illustration



                     Q18-6 Entertainment value



                       Q18-5 Educational value


                                                                                                                                      Series1
                                Q18-4 Durability



                                 Q18-3 Content



                        Q18-2 Age appropriate



                                     Q18-1 Price


                                                    0        1         2        3        4        5        6        7        8    9

                                                    Q18 - Critera for Selecting a Children's Book that Helps Kids Learn to Read



    Criteria for Selecting a Book (Digital or Traditional)
    Survey Results

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User Personas
     In the following personas all adults selected care for young children in the target age group (5-7) either whole-time (e.g. parents) or part-time (childcare
     workers). All adults come from the middle-income croup.

     The personas are based on collected data from the survey and interviews/observations.



                              Persona: C Wallis                                                                   Persona: Stately Holmes
                              User Group: Child in 5-7 age bracket                                                User Group: Working Mother
                              Gender: Female                                                                      Gender: Female
                              Status: Single                                                                      Status: Married
                              Education: Senior Infants                                                           Education: Third Level
                              IT Skills: Poor                                                                     IT Skills: Capable (as required for
                                                                                                                  job)
                                                                                                                  Occupation: Project Manager of a
                                                                                                                  large multinational



                              Persona: F. McG.                                                                    Persona: May Poledance
                              User Group: Child in 5-7 age                                                        User Group: Child minder (part-
                              bracket                                                                             time), Disability
                              Gender: Male                                                                        Gender: Female
                              Status: Single                                                                      Status: Widower
                              Education: Senior Infants                                                           Education: Intermediate
                              IT Skills: Poor (but improving all                                                  Certificate
                              the time)                                                                           IT Skills: Poor
                              Occupation: Living life to the full                                                 Occupation: Stay at home mum
                                                                                                                  (retired)


    User Personas

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Child Persona


                     Persona: Carren Wallis
                     User Group: Child in 5-7 age bracket
                     Gender: Female
                     Status: Single
                     Education: Senior Infants
                     IT Skills: Poor

                     Carren is a lively 5 year old who has difficulty concentrating (though she has not been diagnosed
                     with ADHD).

                     She is a smart girl but can be stubborn and will insist on doing things on her own terms. Because
                     of her concentration issues her reading ability is a little behind where it should be for her age.

                     Naturally, at 5 years old her IT skills are fairly minimal but she is willing to try anything.

                     App needs to be engaging to hold her attention. Exercises should be a challenge so she
                     has a sense of achievement on completion but not so difficult as to frustrate.




    These personas are based on the info gained from collective data.
    User Personas

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Parent Persona

                     Persona: Stately Holmes
                     User Group: Working Mother
                     Gender: Female
                     Status: Married
                     Education: Third Level
                     IT Skills: Capable (as required for job)
                     Occupation: Project Manager of a large multinational

                     Stately is a busy career woman and a mother of three young children all under 8 years old
                     (2,5, and 7). Her IT skills are good as far as needs be for her job. She owns and iPad a
                     laptop and a smartphone, the latter two of which she uses for work. the iPad is for personal
                     use.

                     Statley is somewhat forgiving of her apps if they have technical flaws. If they meet her basic
                     needs other short comings are ignored. She takes a strong interest in her children’s
                     education and will engaging critically in apps for this market. Having a slightly older child
                     has given her some insight to area of digital media and young children.

                     App should be quick to set up and be clear about its educational benefits.



    These personas are based on the info gained from collective data.
    User Personas

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Child Persona


                     Persona: F. McG.
                     User Group: (Child in 5-7 age bracket)
                     Gender: Male
                     Status: Single
                     Education: Senior Infants
                     IT Skills: Poor (but improving all the time)
                     Occupation: Living life to the full

                     F. McG is a capable and enthusiastic reader but has limited exposure to digital
                     media. A such his expectation of an app would not encourage him to explore its
                     environment without hints or encouragement. Interactivity, when discovered, would
                     be a novelty and so could distract from the narrative of an app. He is likely to pick up
                     the ability to navigate an app fairly quickly. An app that does not engage will not be
                     returned too.

                     Interactions should be connected with narrative and not be a distraction.
                     Navigation should be clear and simple.




    These personas are based on the info gained from collective data.
    User Personas

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Childminder Persona

                     Persona: May Poledance
                     User Group: Child minder (part-time), Disability
                     Gender: Female
                     Status: Widower
                     Education: Intermediate Certificate
                     IT Skills: Poor
                     Occupation: Stay at home mum (retired)

                     Though May never worked full-time she is comfortable on her state pension and her late husband’s
                     occupational pension.

                     May’s own children have grown and flown. For some extra income and to break the monotony of
                     living at home alone she takes in some of local kids for after school care a couple of days a week.

                     May has a desktop computer which she uses for emails and occasionally booking holidays (which
                     requires some assistance from relatives). Her sight is not great and her dexterity in her hands is
                     limited due to arthritis. She has a mobile phone which she rarely uses as she finds the buttons to
                     fidgety. Smartphones and tablet devices are a mystery to her.

                     As with the kids - easy navigation and as few clicks as possible to get story running.


    These personas are based on the info gained from collective data.
    User Personas

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Parent Persona
                     Persona: Arfur Sleep
                     User Group: Unemployed Father(Civil Engineer)
                     Gender: Male
                     Status: Married
                     Education: Unemployed Civil Engineer
                     Occupation: Unemployed
                     IT Skills: Proficient (Geek status)

                     SInce be made redundant Rod has stayed at home to look after the kids. His wife is the main
                     earner in the house and has a good steady income from her job.

                     Rod has a wide collection of digital devices and will happily wile away is free time on online tech
                     forums. He is a self-taught coder (to a passable level) and will happily tinker with the insides of a
                     computer as discuss the latest sports results. iPads hold no fear for him and he will have every
                     corner of freshly downloaded app explored in jig-time. He owns every conceivable digital device
                     (he should really have a garage sale).

                     If there is a technical flaw in an app he will find it. However, the pedagogical benefits of
                     and educational app for kids his likely to pass him by.




    These personas are based on the info gained from collective data.
    User Personas

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Age appropriate: Carefully selected ‘balanced approach’ to language. Language and phraseology will be
     pitched at the 5-7 age groups and validated by qualified educator.

     Content (Story Narrative): An engaging adventure story where the main characters go on a quest of
     discovery meeting colourful characters along the way.

     Educational Value: Story, interactivity, exercises to be reviewed and validated by qualified educator
     throughout development process.

     Interactivity: Carefully controlled interactivity that enhances the narrative but does not distract the child
     from the story.

     Illustration: Clean contemporary colourful illustrations designed specifically with young children in mind.

     Animation: Minimal animation activated on user interaction - enough to liven things up but no so much as
     to turn the story into a film.

     Navigation: Large accessible menu options to appeal to kids and less dexterous. Separate menus for parental
     settings. In story menus to be kept to a minimum so as not to distract - semi-transparent buttons left and
     right to go forward and back through pages. Hide/Unhide drop-down (or pop-up) film-strip navigation bar
     to jump between pages, chapters, exercises. Repeat button for ‘Read to Me’ mode on each page.



    User needs based on top collective data samples.
    User Needs Addressed by Product

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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iPad Interactive Books for Kids:
     Toy Story (tested) - limited interactivity but
     popular due to familiarity

     Shrek (tested) - limited interactivity but
     popular due to familiarity

     Selfish Giant (tested) - very interactive, very
     popular with child, interactions appeared to
     distract from the stories

     Cat in the Hat (reviewed) - very popular
     globally, benchmark educational apps




    Apps for iPad (tested, observed, reviewed)
    Competitive Review

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Traditional Books:
     Oxford Reading Tree: Chip and Biff Series - Traditional Books: On the National Curriculum for Junior
     and Senior Infants in Britain and Ireland. Tried, tested and proven. Easy access for a child.




    Traditional Reading (tested and observed)
    Competitive Review

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The above apps fall into to two categories:

          1.Interactive Book: Primary aim is to entertain, learning follows through the simple joy
            of reading with functionality confined to ‘Read to Me’ and ‘Read Myself’.

          2.Interactive Exercises: Specific exercises designed to help the child learn sounds,
            recognise letters, recognise words, improve memory, widen vocabulary, ...




    A User Experience
    Competitive Review

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Fionndel and Nuggs App will actually combine the joy of reading, the fun of interactivity
     and the challenge of regular learning exercises:

                     An engaging story with contemporary style illustrations and ‘Read to Me’ and
                     ‘Read Myself’ options

                     Carefully controlled interactivity that enhances the narrative but does not distract
                     the child from the story

                     Easy Navigable Interface

                     Carefully selected ‘balanced approach’ to language




    A Different User Experience
    Competitive Review

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contd..

                     Regular exercises (end of each chapter) based on sound
                     pedagogical principles (Montessori methods) relating to content of
                     previous chapter

                     Exercises randomly selected so as not to be always the same each
                     time the app run

                     English (UK) spelling

                     Press individual words to hear pronunciation (non US accent)

                     Replay page narration

                     Parental settings: Voice recording, Exercise Hiding, Progress
                     Tracking, Hide Text (listen only)



    A Different User Experience
    Competitive Review

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Children enjoy text that is slightly more complex than there own speech

      From the age of 6 children enjoy tensions that come with suspense and adventure

      Children are more likely to read something they are interested in

      Children enjoy subtle humour: something predictable used in an unpredictable way

      They enjoy humorous poetry with subtle word play

      Can read stories with chapters and longer passages of text: dozen lines or more




    Capabilities of Targeted Age Group (5-7)
    Children and Learning

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Balanced Approach Language Structure
                       Story/narrative
                       Word Exercises (Games)
                       Interactivity (drag and drop, use of accelerometer, etc)
                       Illustration
                       Animation
                       Narration (and Narration Replay)
                       Voice Recording
                       Individual Word Pronunciation
                       Settings (parental)
                       Help/assistance (parental)
                       Instant Feedback (for Exercises)
                       Progress Tracking (low Priority)
                       Security (child lock) (low Priority)


    List gleaned from collective data gathered.
    Initial User Requirements list

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Welcome Screen: Provides access to Read to Me, R
       ead Myself and Parental Settings                                Read to Me: Child can have story read to them

       Access to Read to Me option                                     Chapter X: Page 1: Narration and Interactivity
       Access to Read Myself option
       Access to Exercises only option (if made available)             Chapter X: Page 2: Narration and Interactivity

                                                                       Chapter X: Page 3: Narration and Interactivity
       Access to Parental Settings
                                                                       Chapter X: Page 4: Narration and Interactivity

                                                                       Chapter X: Page 5: Narration and Interactivity

                                                                       ....
      Parental Settings: Parents can have a secure access to the
      settings section: They will be able to control: Read to Me       Page 10: Narration and Interactivity
      (on/off), Exercises (on/off), Record their Voice and set as
      default, Allow child record their own voice while reading, etc
                                                                       Read to Myself: Child can read story in their own time (no narration)
      Read to Me (on/off)
                                                                       Chapter X: Page 1: No Narration and Interactivity
      Exercises (on/off)
                                                                       ....
      Exercises only (on/off)
                                                                       Chapter X: Page 10: No Narration and Interactivity
      Record own Voice
                                                                       Chapter X: Exercise
      Set custom voice as default

      Allow child record their own voice while reading
                                                                       Exercises Only: Child can do exercises only
      Track Progress of Child                                          Exercise 1: Randomly Selected

                                                                       Exercise 2: Randomly Selected

                                                                       Exercise 3: Randomly Selected

                                                                       Exercise 4: Randomly Selected



    List gleaned from initial requirements list
    Functional Modules

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App Flowchart

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Child will engage with the content and follow narrative.

                     Child will benefit from educational aspect of content.

                     Child is able to safely use the application alone/without
                     assistance.

                     Parents are able to easily maintain, observe and further
                     their child’s use of the app




    List gleaned from initial requirements list
    Critical Success Factors

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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The design is based in western culture and this could limit its
                     appeal if intending to expand to global market.

                     This version of the app being confined to UK English will
                     mean it will have no appeal in the largest market for apps,
                     the US.


                     App may well be lost in the vast array of apps now available
                     and never fully realise its potential.
                     Without some kind of certification the app may not be taken
                     seriously


                     MVP: The App could be stripped of its exercises and still
                     function as an educational interactive book based on the
                     fact that the language used will be carefully selected to be
                     age-appropriate and comply to the ‘balanced
                     approach’ (phonetic and whole language) used in Irish and
                     British schools.
    List gleaned from initial requirements list
    Issues and Risks, MVP

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Bernadette Burns
      President: St Nicholas Society of Montessori Teachers Association

      In response to survey results: Impressed that so many respondents were aware of ‘best practice’
      for early child reading education.


      In response to F. McG’s reading of iPad:
      Interactivity: Pre-reading exercises. Card/Shape matching. Trains a child to carry an image from
      one line to the other.


      Requirements list as outline in Doc: Conforms to ‘best practice’ from a teaching point of view.


      Requirements Doc: List overall is good. Security maybe an issue.



    Requirements Verification by Real Users

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Laura Gill
      Fully Qualified Montessori Teacher
      Requirements Doc: Generally good, supports Montessori methods, wary of too much interaction at
      the wrong time.




    Requirements Verification by Real Users

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Mary Reynolds
      Part-qualified Montessori teacher and mother of two.
      Requirements Doc: Age appropriate very important. Balance needed between narrative and
      interaction. Parental supervision required for some children.




    Requirements Verification by Real Users

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Nuala Springorum
      Mother of two
      Requirements Doc: List overall is good. Not so sure of the need for progress tracking. Security
      maybe an issue.




    Requirements Verification by Real Users

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Anne Dempsey
      Mother of two
      Requirements Dcc: Less sure of list. Thinks kids might like it but her own children are not at that
      age yet so her experience is limited.




    Requirements Verification by Real Users

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Chapter 1

      Fionndel and Nuggs were regular visitors to the zoo and know all the keepers. One Saturday morning they
      are arrive at to find that everyone is upset. One of the elephants is missing. Jez, the elephant keeper is
      sitting on a rock looking very sad.

      “What has happened?” asks Fionndel.

      “Trunky, has escaped”, replied Jez pointing to a flattened section of fencing in the elephant enclosure and
      beyond to a large hole in the zoo outside wall of the zoo.

      Fionndel and Nuggs knew Trunky well and promised Jez that they would find her and return her safely to
      the zoo. Before anyone could protest they were off on their quest in search of the missing elephant.


      Sample Chapter 1 Exercise: Analysis and Word Recognition

      Drag and Drop: Rearrange the following letters to create proper words:

      orck!          lawl !   ooz!   eloh!



    Language adjusted to be age-appropriate for 5-7 year olds utilising the ‘balanced approach’ to teaching literacy
    Story Outline

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Chapter 2

      Across the road from the zoo there was an old musician sitting on a crate playing a squeezebox. He had a
      pet monkey who danced for the passers-by. Fionndel stoppeds to ask if he had seen an elephant. “No”,
      replied the man. Nuggs made some monkey sounds [reader makes monkey sounds] and asked the
      monkey if he had seen the elephant. The monkey jumped up and down and pointed down towards the park
      at the end of the road. Our two detectives set off towards the park.



      Sample Chapter 2 Exercise: Recognise Similar Sounds

      Link the following words that rhyme:


                                               lark   man     !    toad

                                               van    park!       road



    Language adjusted to be age-appropriate for 5-7 year olds utilising the ‘balanced approach’ to teaching literacy
    Story Outline

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Chapter 3

      In the park there were two women standing talking to each other. One of them had a dog on a lead. The two boys went over to them.

      “Excuse me”, said Fionndel, “have you seen an -”

      but the two women carried on talking. Nuggs decided to ignore them and started barking at the dog [reader makes barking noise]. The dog immediately
      responded, barking and pointing towards a gate at the far end of the park. Sure enough, the gate at the far end of the park looks a bit bent out of shape -
      as if something very large had squeezed through it. The two boys went over and took a look. They carefully stepped through the gate.

      On the other side of the gate there were two roads leading in opposite directions. Fionndel scratched his head wondering which road to take.

      “Which road did Trunky take?”, he pondered.
      “What’s that?” asks Nuggs pointing down the middle of one of the roads.

      “Ah”, says Fionndel “that’s great, that’s elephant dung”.

      “That’s not great”, says Nuggs “that’s SMELLY”.

      “But that means Trunky went down this way”, says Fionndel.

      “Well I am not going down there!” replies Nuggs.

      With some help [from the reader tilting the mobile device] the dung is rolled the out of the way and the boys proceed on their way.

      Sample Chapter 3 Exercise: Understand Meaning and Context

      Drag and Drop. Arrange the individual images [not shown here] that would best describe the passage of text:

      “The dog immediately responded, barking and pointing towards a gate at the far end of the park”.

      [Set of graphic elements would be displayed that the child could arrange as they wished to represent the sample text.]


    Language adjusted to be age-appropriate for 5-7 year olds utilising the ‘balanced approach’ to teaching literacy
    Story Outline

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Chapter 4

      At the end of the street is was an old house. Fionndel went up the steps and knocked on the door.

      “Do you think that Trunky is in here?”, asked Nuggs.

      “I don’t know” said Fionndel “but we can always ask the owner”.

      After a long wait the door slowly opened and a little old women no bigger than the boys themselves peered out.

      “I beg your pardon, Ma’am” said Fionndel, remembering his manners, “have you seen an elephant?”.

      “What kind of elephant?” came the unexpected reply.

      “Oh, eh, well it’s a.. it’s..” -

      “...an Indian Elephant”, cut in Nuggs.

      “Yes, and Indian elephant”, confirmed Fionndel.

      “Well, I am afraid I can’t help you” said the old woman,

      “I only have china elephants on my mantlepiece”.

      As they turned away from the door of the old house Fionndel noticed a cat sitting on the last step.

      “Meow”, he said to the cat in case she had spotted Trunky [reader makes Meow sounds].

      Immediately the cat jumped up and licked Fionndel in the face and then pointed to a lane-way to the side of the house. The cat told the boys to go down to the end of the lane-way
      to a field there. They wasted no time and were soon in the field looking for clues. It was not long before they found freshly trampled grass.

      “I think we are getting close”, said Fionndel....

      Sample Chapter 3 Exercise:

      Select On-screen Cards: Memory, Word Recognition

      A number of cards with words are on the screen face down. The child turns over cards and sees a word. The card flips back to face down orientation after a couple of seconds. If
      the child turns over two cards that are the same one after the other, both cards are removed to the side of the screen and the child continues the game until all cards are cleared.



    Language adjusted to be age-appropriate for 5-7 year olds utilising the ‘balanced approach’ to teaching literacy
    Story Outline

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Lawrence, Lynne, Montessori: Read and Write, A Parent’s Guide to Literacy for
      Children, Three Rivers Press1998

      Stevens, Chris, Designing for the iPad: Building Applications that Sell, Wiley, 2011

      Guardian: article re gender balance in children’s books
      http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/06/gender-imbalance-children-s-
      literature
                                                                                             Reading Schemes - Kieran O’Regan Educational Agencies
      Accessed April 2012
                                                                                             http://kieranoreganeducational.com/reading-schemes.html
                                                                                             Access November 2011
      http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/booksy-learn-to-read-platform/id454984042?
      mt=8
                                                                                             Starfall's Learn to Read with phonics
      Accessed April 2012
                                                                                             http://www.starfall.com/
                                                                                             Accessed in November 2011
      geeklish: kids books on iPad
      http://brodiebeta.com/2010/06/16/list-of-interactive-childrens-books-for-the-
                                                                                             Reading Wars: Phonics vs. Whole Language
      ipad/
                                                                                             http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/Reading_Wars.html
      Accessed April 2012
                                                                                             Accessed October 2011

      Geekdad: ‘...bedtime read?’
                                                                                             Joan Ganz Cooney Center - Advancing Children's Learning in a Digital Age
      http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/03/a-quiet-read/
                                                                                             http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/
      Accessed March 2012
                                                                                             Accessed October 2011

      David Maybury (Illustrator)
      http://www.davidmaybury.ie/journal/?p=10118
      Accessed march 2012

      childrensillustrators
      http://www.childrensillustrators.com/
      Accessed February 2012




    References
    Publications used in research

    Interactive Learning to Read Story Book

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Interactive Story App for Early Readers

  • 1. Major Project - iPad App Interactive Story Book for Children Learning to Read Monday 12th 2012 Cónal McGovern Friday 27 April 12
  • 2. Fionndel and Nuggs and the Tale of the Missing Elephant Fionndel and Nuggs are regular visitors to the zoo and know all the keepers. One Saturday morning they are arrive to find the zoo in consternation. Apparently one of the elephants is missing. Jez, the keeper in charge of the elephant enclosure, is sitting on a rock, looking rather dejected. “What has happened?” asks Fionndel. “Ellen, has escaped”, replied Jez pointing to a flattened section of fencing in the elephant enclosure and beyond to a large hole in the zoo perimeter wall. Fionndel and Nuggs knew well who Ellen was and vowed to find and return her safely to the zoo and before anyone could protest they were off on their quest to search for the missing elephant. Friday 27 April 12
  • 3. Overview An interactive book for the iPad that is aimed at helping children learn to read. Target group: primarily 5 to 7 years olds (and their parents) Reading Level: Level A, A/B, B (Stages: 5 to 10 Oxford Reading Tree levels) Learning approach: Learning through play Phonics Whole Language Listening Reading Arithmetic Promoting: Enjoyment Understanding Analysing Evaluating Choice Finding and using information Date Friday 27 April 12
  • 4. Overview Content Fictional story 4 Chapters, 10 screens (pages) per chapter, 40 pages total Balanced approach to interactivity/narrative: Drag and Drop Tilt Shake Swipe Exercises: Relating to previous chapter Test understanding of text Locate information Puzzles (anagrams, etc) Listening to sounds Simple adding and subtracting Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 5. Chapter 1: Trunky is Missing Storyboard Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 6. Chapter 2: In Which our Heroes Meet a Monkey Storyboard Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 7. Chapter 3: In Which our Heroes Meet a Dog Storyboard Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 8. Chapter 3: In Which our Heroes Meet a Cat Storyboard Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 9. Text Sample Exercise: Interactive Abacus and Simple Addition Storyboard Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 10. Survey An online questionnaire was created to gather data about the reading habits and use of digital devices of parents (and guardians) of young children with regard to using such device as a teaching tool. Observation Children were observed (and video recorded) using interactive books on and iPad. Interviews Some parents and Montessori teachers were interviewed and shown some educational apps running on digital mobile devices. Primary Data Gathering Methods - *Also: secondary data was gathered from books and the internet - see reference list at end Research Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 11. Respondents’ Gender and relationship to young children Survey Results Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 12. Respondents’ age bracket and their children’s age bracket Survey Results Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 13. Learning to Read: Teaching Methods; Phonics, Whole Language, Balanced Survey Results Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 14. Digital Device Ownership Survey Results Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 15. Children and Digital Media Survey Results Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 16. Educational Benefit of App? Survey Results Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 17. Q15-14 - Security Q15-13 Progress Tracking Q15-12 Instant Feed Back Q15-11 Help/Assistance Q15-10 Games Q15-9 Word Exercises Q15-8 Voice Recognition Q15-7 Narration Q15-6 Illustration Series1 Q15-5 Animation Q15- Story/Narrative Q15-3 Personalisation Q15-2 Interactivity Q15-1 Phonics 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Question 15 - Elements that might be found in Interactive Book that Teaches Kids to read (Highest score top priority) Elements to Interactive Book Survey Results Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 18. Q18-9 Publisher Q18-8 Author Q18-7 Style of Illustration Q18-6 Entertainment value Q18-5 Educational value Series1 Q18-4 Durability Q18-3 Content Q18-2 Age appropriate Q18-1 Price 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Q18 - Critera for Selecting a Children's Book that Helps Kids Learn to Read Criteria for Selecting a Book (Digital or Traditional) Survey Results Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 19. User Personas In the following personas all adults selected care for young children in the target age group (5-7) either whole-time (e.g. parents) or part-time (childcare workers). All adults come from the middle-income croup. The personas are based on collected data from the survey and interviews/observations. Persona: C Wallis Persona: Stately Holmes User Group: Child in 5-7 age bracket User Group: Working Mother Gender: Female Gender: Female Status: Single Status: Married Education: Senior Infants Education: Third Level IT Skills: Poor IT Skills: Capable (as required for job) Occupation: Project Manager of a large multinational Persona: F. McG. Persona: May Poledance User Group: Child in 5-7 age User Group: Child minder (part- bracket time), Disability Gender: Male Gender: Female Status: Single Status: Widower Education: Senior Infants Education: Intermediate IT Skills: Poor (but improving all Certificate the time) IT Skills: Poor Occupation: Living life to the full Occupation: Stay at home mum (retired) User Personas Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 20. Child Persona Persona: Carren Wallis User Group: Child in 5-7 age bracket Gender: Female Status: Single Education: Senior Infants IT Skills: Poor Carren is a lively 5 year old who has difficulty concentrating (though she has not been diagnosed with ADHD). She is a smart girl but can be stubborn and will insist on doing things on her own terms. Because of her concentration issues her reading ability is a little behind where it should be for her age. Naturally, at 5 years old her IT skills are fairly minimal but she is willing to try anything. App needs to be engaging to hold her attention. Exercises should be a challenge so she has a sense of achievement on completion but not so difficult as to frustrate. These personas are based on the info gained from collective data. User Personas Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 21. Parent Persona Persona: Stately Holmes User Group: Working Mother Gender: Female Status: Married Education: Third Level IT Skills: Capable (as required for job) Occupation: Project Manager of a large multinational Stately is a busy career woman and a mother of three young children all under 8 years old (2,5, and 7). Her IT skills are good as far as needs be for her job. She owns and iPad a laptop and a smartphone, the latter two of which she uses for work. the iPad is for personal use. Statley is somewhat forgiving of her apps if they have technical flaws. If they meet her basic needs other short comings are ignored. She takes a strong interest in her children’s education and will engaging critically in apps for this market. Having a slightly older child has given her some insight to area of digital media and young children. App should be quick to set up and be clear about its educational benefits. These personas are based on the info gained from collective data. User Personas Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 22. Child Persona Persona: F. McG. User Group: (Child in 5-7 age bracket) Gender: Male Status: Single Education: Senior Infants IT Skills: Poor (but improving all the time) Occupation: Living life to the full F. McG is a capable and enthusiastic reader but has limited exposure to digital media. A such his expectation of an app would not encourage him to explore its environment without hints or encouragement. Interactivity, when discovered, would be a novelty and so could distract from the narrative of an app. He is likely to pick up the ability to navigate an app fairly quickly. An app that does not engage will not be returned too. Interactions should be connected with narrative and not be a distraction. Navigation should be clear and simple. These personas are based on the info gained from collective data. User Personas Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 23. Childminder Persona Persona: May Poledance User Group: Child minder (part-time), Disability Gender: Female Status: Widower Education: Intermediate Certificate IT Skills: Poor Occupation: Stay at home mum (retired) Though May never worked full-time she is comfortable on her state pension and her late husband’s occupational pension. May’s own children have grown and flown. For some extra income and to break the monotony of living at home alone she takes in some of local kids for after school care a couple of days a week. May has a desktop computer which she uses for emails and occasionally booking holidays (which requires some assistance from relatives). Her sight is not great and her dexterity in her hands is limited due to arthritis. She has a mobile phone which she rarely uses as she finds the buttons to fidgety. Smartphones and tablet devices are a mystery to her. As with the kids - easy navigation and as few clicks as possible to get story running. These personas are based on the info gained from collective data. User Personas Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 24. Parent Persona Persona: Arfur Sleep User Group: Unemployed Father(Civil Engineer) Gender: Male Status: Married Education: Unemployed Civil Engineer Occupation: Unemployed IT Skills: Proficient (Geek status) SInce be made redundant Rod has stayed at home to look after the kids. His wife is the main earner in the house and has a good steady income from her job. Rod has a wide collection of digital devices and will happily wile away is free time on online tech forums. He is a self-taught coder (to a passable level) and will happily tinker with the insides of a computer as discuss the latest sports results. iPads hold no fear for him and he will have every corner of freshly downloaded app explored in jig-time. He owns every conceivable digital device (he should really have a garage sale). If there is a technical flaw in an app he will find it. However, the pedagogical benefits of and educational app for kids his likely to pass him by. These personas are based on the info gained from collective data. User Personas Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 25. Age appropriate: Carefully selected ‘balanced approach’ to language. Language and phraseology will be pitched at the 5-7 age groups and validated by qualified educator. Content (Story Narrative): An engaging adventure story where the main characters go on a quest of discovery meeting colourful characters along the way. Educational Value: Story, interactivity, exercises to be reviewed and validated by qualified educator throughout development process. Interactivity: Carefully controlled interactivity that enhances the narrative but does not distract the child from the story. Illustration: Clean contemporary colourful illustrations designed specifically with young children in mind. Animation: Minimal animation activated on user interaction - enough to liven things up but no so much as to turn the story into a film. Navigation: Large accessible menu options to appeal to kids and less dexterous. Separate menus for parental settings. In story menus to be kept to a minimum so as not to distract - semi-transparent buttons left and right to go forward and back through pages. Hide/Unhide drop-down (or pop-up) film-strip navigation bar to jump between pages, chapters, exercises. Repeat button for ‘Read to Me’ mode on each page. User needs based on top collective data samples. User Needs Addressed by Product Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 26. iPad Interactive Books for Kids: Toy Story (tested) - limited interactivity but popular due to familiarity Shrek (tested) - limited interactivity but popular due to familiarity Selfish Giant (tested) - very interactive, very popular with child, interactions appeared to distract from the stories Cat in the Hat (reviewed) - very popular globally, benchmark educational apps Apps for iPad (tested, observed, reviewed) Competitive Review Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 27. Traditional Books: Oxford Reading Tree: Chip and Biff Series - Traditional Books: On the National Curriculum for Junior and Senior Infants in Britain and Ireland. Tried, tested and proven. Easy access for a child. Traditional Reading (tested and observed) Competitive Review Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 28. The above apps fall into to two categories: 1.Interactive Book: Primary aim is to entertain, learning follows through the simple joy of reading with functionality confined to ‘Read to Me’ and ‘Read Myself’. 2.Interactive Exercises: Specific exercises designed to help the child learn sounds, recognise letters, recognise words, improve memory, widen vocabulary, ... A User Experience Competitive Review Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 29. Fionndel and Nuggs App will actually combine the joy of reading, the fun of interactivity and the challenge of regular learning exercises: An engaging story with contemporary style illustrations and ‘Read to Me’ and ‘Read Myself’ options Carefully controlled interactivity that enhances the narrative but does not distract the child from the story Easy Navigable Interface Carefully selected ‘balanced approach’ to language A Different User Experience Competitive Review Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 30. contd.. Regular exercises (end of each chapter) based on sound pedagogical principles (Montessori methods) relating to content of previous chapter Exercises randomly selected so as not to be always the same each time the app run English (UK) spelling Press individual words to hear pronunciation (non US accent) Replay page narration Parental settings: Voice recording, Exercise Hiding, Progress Tracking, Hide Text (listen only) A Different User Experience Competitive Review Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 31. Children enjoy text that is slightly more complex than there own speech From the age of 6 children enjoy tensions that come with suspense and adventure Children are more likely to read something they are interested in Children enjoy subtle humour: something predictable used in an unpredictable way They enjoy humorous poetry with subtle word play Can read stories with chapters and longer passages of text: dozen lines or more Capabilities of Targeted Age Group (5-7) Children and Learning Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 32. Balanced Approach Language Structure Story/narrative Word Exercises (Games) Interactivity (drag and drop, use of accelerometer, etc) Illustration Animation Narration (and Narration Replay) Voice Recording Individual Word Pronunciation Settings (parental) Help/assistance (parental) Instant Feedback (for Exercises) Progress Tracking (low Priority) Security (child lock) (low Priority) List gleaned from collective data gathered. Initial User Requirements list Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 33. Welcome Screen: Provides access to Read to Me, R ead Myself and Parental Settings Read to Me: Child can have story read to them Access to Read to Me option Chapter X: Page 1: Narration and Interactivity Access to Read Myself option Access to Exercises only option (if made available) Chapter X: Page 2: Narration and Interactivity Chapter X: Page 3: Narration and Interactivity Access to Parental Settings Chapter X: Page 4: Narration and Interactivity Chapter X: Page 5: Narration and Interactivity .... Parental Settings: Parents can have a secure access to the settings section: They will be able to control: Read to Me Page 10: Narration and Interactivity (on/off), Exercises (on/off), Record their Voice and set as default, Allow child record their own voice while reading, etc Read to Myself: Child can read story in their own time (no narration) Read to Me (on/off) Chapter X: Page 1: No Narration and Interactivity Exercises (on/off) .... Exercises only (on/off) Chapter X: Page 10: No Narration and Interactivity Record own Voice Chapter X: Exercise Set custom voice as default Allow child record their own voice while reading Exercises Only: Child can do exercises only Track Progress of Child Exercise 1: Randomly Selected Exercise 2: Randomly Selected Exercise 3: Randomly Selected Exercise 4: Randomly Selected List gleaned from initial requirements list Functional Modules Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 34. App Flowchart Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 35. Child will engage with the content and follow narrative. Child will benefit from educational aspect of content. Child is able to safely use the application alone/without assistance. Parents are able to easily maintain, observe and further their child’s use of the app List gleaned from initial requirements list Critical Success Factors Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 36. The design is based in western culture and this could limit its appeal if intending to expand to global market. This version of the app being confined to UK English will mean it will have no appeal in the largest market for apps, the US. App may well be lost in the vast array of apps now available and never fully realise its potential. Without some kind of certification the app may not be taken seriously MVP: The App could be stripped of its exercises and still function as an educational interactive book based on the fact that the language used will be carefully selected to be age-appropriate and comply to the ‘balanced approach’ (phonetic and whole language) used in Irish and British schools. List gleaned from initial requirements list Issues and Risks, MVP Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 37. Bernadette Burns President: St Nicholas Society of Montessori Teachers Association In response to survey results: Impressed that so many respondents were aware of ‘best practice’ for early child reading education. In response to F. McG’s reading of iPad: Interactivity: Pre-reading exercises. Card/Shape matching. Trains a child to carry an image from one line to the other. Requirements list as outline in Doc: Conforms to ‘best practice’ from a teaching point of view. Requirements Doc: List overall is good. Security maybe an issue. Requirements Verification by Real Users Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 38. Laura Gill Fully Qualified Montessori Teacher Requirements Doc: Generally good, supports Montessori methods, wary of too much interaction at the wrong time. Requirements Verification by Real Users Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 39. Mary Reynolds Part-qualified Montessori teacher and mother of two. Requirements Doc: Age appropriate very important. Balance needed between narrative and interaction. Parental supervision required for some children. Requirements Verification by Real Users Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 40. Nuala Springorum Mother of two Requirements Doc: List overall is good. Not so sure of the need for progress tracking. Security maybe an issue. Requirements Verification by Real Users Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 41. Anne Dempsey Mother of two Requirements Dcc: Less sure of list. Thinks kids might like it but her own children are not at that age yet so her experience is limited. Requirements Verification by Real Users Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 42. Chapter 1 Fionndel and Nuggs were regular visitors to the zoo and know all the keepers. One Saturday morning they are arrive at to find that everyone is upset. One of the elephants is missing. Jez, the elephant keeper is sitting on a rock looking very sad. “What has happened?” asks Fionndel. “Trunky, has escaped”, replied Jez pointing to a flattened section of fencing in the elephant enclosure and beyond to a large hole in the zoo outside wall of the zoo. Fionndel and Nuggs knew Trunky well and promised Jez that they would find her and return her safely to the zoo. Before anyone could protest they were off on their quest in search of the missing elephant. Sample Chapter 1 Exercise: Analysis and Word Recognition Drag and Drop: Rearrange the following letters to create proper words: orck! lawl ! ooz! eloh! Language adjusted to be age-appropriate for 5-7 year olds utilising the ‘balanced approach’ to teaching literacy Story Outline Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 43. Chapter 2 Across the road from the zoo there was an old musician sitting on a crate playing a squeezebox. He had a pet monkey who danced for the passers-by. Fionndel stoppeds to ask if he had seen an elephant. “No”, replied the man. Nuggs made some monkey sounds [reader makes monkey sounds] and asked the monkey if he had seen the elephant. The monkey jumped up and down and pointed down towards the park at the end of the road. Our two detectives set off towards the park. Sample Chapter 2 Exercise: Recognise Similar Sounds Link the following words that rhyme: lark man ! toad van park! road Language adjusted to be age-appropriate for 5-7 year olds utilising the ‘balanced approach’ to teaching literacy Story Outline Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 44. Chapter 3 In the park there were two women standing talking to each other. One of them had a dog on a lead. The two boys went over to them. “Excuse me”, said Fionndel, “have you seen an -” but the two women carried on talking. Nuggs decided to ignore them and started barking at the dog [reader makes barking noise]. The dog immediately responded, barking and pointing towards a gate at the far end of the park. Sure enough, the gate at the far end of the park looks a bit bent out of shape - as if something very large had squeezed through it. The two boys went over and took a look. They carefully stepped through the gate. On the other side of the gate there were two roads leading in opposite directions. Fionndel scratched his head wondering which road to take. “Which road did Trunky take?”, he pondered. “What’s that?” asks Nuggs pointing down the middle of one of the roads. “Ah”, says Fionndel “that’s great, that’s elephant dung”. “That’s not great”, says Nuggs “that’s SMELLY”. “But that means Trunky went down this way”, says Fionndel. “Well I am not going down there!” replies Nuggs. With some help [from the reader tilting the mobile device] the dung is rolled the out of the way and the boys proceed on their way. Sample Chapter 3 Exercise: Understand Meaning and Context Drag and Drop. Arrange the individual images [not shown here] that would best describe the passage of text: “The dog immediately responded, barking and pointing towards a gate at the far end of the park”. [Set of graphic elements would be displayed that the child could arrange as they wished to represent the sample text.] Language adjusted to be age-appropriate for 5-7 year olds utilising the ‘balanced approach’ to teaching literacy Story Outline Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
  • 45. Chapter 4 At the end of the street is was an old house. Fionndel went up the steps and knocked on the door. “Do you think that Trunky is in here?”, asked Nuggs. “I don’t know” said Fionndel “but we can always ask the owner”. After a long wait the door slowly opened and a little old women no bigger than the boys themselves peered out. “I beg your pardon, Ma’am” said Fionndel, remembering his manners, “have you seen an elephant?”. “What kind of elephant?” came the unexpected reply. “Oh, eh, well it’s a.. it’s..” - “...an Indian Elephant”, cut in Nuggs. “Yes, and Indian elephant”, confirmed Fionndel. “Well, I am afraid I can’t help you” said the old woman, “I only have china elephants on my mantlepiece”. As they turned away from the door of the old house Fionndel noticed a cat sitting on the last step. “Meow”, he said to the cat in case she had spotted Trunky [reader makes Meow sounds]. Immediately the cat jumped up and licked Fionndel in the face and then pointed to a lane-way to the side of the house. The cat told the boys to go down to the end of the lane-way to a field there. They wasted no time and were soon in the field looking for clues. It was not long before they found freshly trampled grass. “I think we are getting close”, said Fionndel.... Sample Chapter 3 Exercise: Select On-screen Cards: Memory, Word Recognition A number of cards with words are on the screen face down. The child turns over cards and sees a word. The card flips back to face down orientation after a couple of seconds. If the child turns over two cards that are the same one after the other, both cards are removed to the side of the screen and the child continues the game until all cards are cleared. Language adjusted to be age-appropriate for 5-7 year olds utilising the ‘balanced approach’ to teaching literacy Story Outline Interactive Learning to Read Story Book Friday 27 April 12
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