1. Children and Ebooks
BY NATALIE TUTTLE

2. Reading Instruction
 Students need to have a large variety of level-appropriate
reading materials.
 Fluency increases reading volume and reading volume
increases reading proficiency.
 Instruction that highlights strategy development can
significantly improve reading comprehension.
 Students need time to master literacy strategies.
Richard Allington
These reading strategies can be accomplished using
ebooks in the classroom.

3. Definition of Ebooks
e-book [ee-book]
noun
1. a portable electronic device used to download and read books
or magazines that are in digital form.
2. a book in digital form.

4. Benefits of Ebooks
 Portability
 Interactivity
 Font Size
 Sound Capabilities
 Bookmarking Capabilities
 Forms
 Videoclips
 Versatility

5. Potential Problems with Ebooks
 Lack of student access
 Lack of standardization
 Different features on various ereaders
 Funds for ebooks for all students
 Increase student screen time

6. How can you use eBooks in the
Classroom?

7. How to Use Ebooks
 Audio Book
 Author Study
 Podcast
 Class Play
 Diagram a Sentence
 Digital Big Book
 Digital Storybook Center
 Digital Reading List
 eBook Mapping (Geography)
 Foreign Languages
 Home-School Interaction
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8. How to Use Ebooks cont.
 Illustrated books
 Inaugural Addresses
 Local Translation
 One Chapter Preview
 Personalized eBook
 Presentation Through eBook
 Reading assessment
 Reading Corner
 Readers Theater
 Research Center
 Student Work/Publication
 Upper/Lower Grades Stories Sharing
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9. TumbleBooks
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of
TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books which
teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound,
music and narration to existing picture books in order
to produce an electronic picture book which you can
read, or have read to you.

10. References
 Cavanaugh. D. (2006). Classroom/lesson ideas for using eBooks. Retrieved from
http://drscavanaugh.org/ebooks/classroomapplications.htm
 Dietzel. G. (2002). The benefits of eBooks: Learning with an attitude! Retrieved from
http://teachers.net/gazette/MAY02/dietzel.html
 e-book. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved February 18, 2012, from Dictionary.com website:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/e-book
 TumbleBookLibrary. (n.d.). About the tumblebooklibrary. Retrieved from
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/about_tumblebooks.asp
 Wees, D. (2011). Some problems with ebooks in schools. Retrieved from http://davidwees.com/content/some-
problems-ebooks-schools
 Witherell, N. (2001). Book review: What really matters for struggling readers: Designing research-based programs
by Richard Allington. Retrieved from
http://www.readingonline.org/articles/art_index.asp?HREF=/articles/reviews/whatmatters/index.html