Anyone who has been a public school student in the past 60+ years is probably familiar with the monthly Scholastic book clubs. Some of the best moments in book discovery happened when the teacher passed out those crinckly colorful pages to browse. Now, though, Scholastic is making some major upgrades to the beloved school book clubs, just in time for back-to-school. Some of … [Read more...] about Scholastic Book Clubs Get Redesign in Time for Back-to-School
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Libraries Unfold Just About Anywhere, But Can It Revive Public Interest?
With libraries like this, there's no need to risk your e-reader. Last week, Good e-Reader posted an article about one of the most innovative redesigns in the US, the award-winning rebuilding of the McAllen, Texas, public library out of an old, abandoned Walmart store. Today, new cropped up online of what might be one of the smallest physical lending libraries on the planet, … [Read more...] about Libraries Unfold Just About Anywhere, But Can It Revive Public Interest?
Worldreader Brings e-Readers to Poverty-Stricken Schools Abroad
With the accessibility that digital reading has brought to the educational landscape, one crucial barrier to improved literacy seems to be physically bringing content to emerging readers in the developing world, and organizations like Worldreader are working to break down that barrier as well. Worldreader recently released the results of a year-long study in which the group … [Read more...] about Worldreader Brings e-Readers to Poverty-Stricken Schools Abroad
E-Readers Engage Middle School Male Students
Results from the halfway point of a three-year study on using Kindle e-readers in low ability level reading classes in urban Texas have shown that middle school boys demonstrated an improved perception on the benefits of reading after using the Kindles. In the same setting, however, girls of the same age demographic did not seem to like reading more, nor did they seem to feel … [Read more...] about E-Readers Engage Middle School Male Students