As a Kindergarten team, we have been discussing ways to integrate more technology into our classrooms. We have recently discussed the many different technologies available through Leap Frog, which can be found at: http://shop.leapfrog.com/leapfrog/?storeId=store_us.
One particular technology, the Tag School Reader System includes a device that looks like a pen that students use to touch the words on a book (specific books must be used with this tool). The device, which can be hooked up to headphones, then reads the words for the student. This would be a great way to differentiate for our students, because not only are there a variety of books for different interest levels, but also for different reading abilities. By purchasing a classroom bundle of these, multiple students could have access to them during our literacy block. To learn more about the Tag School Reader System, go to: http://www.leapfrog.com/school/main_pages/tag_school_main.html. Students are becoming more and more comfortable with and knowledgeable about technology at a young age and integrating technology into literacy instruction will be interesting to them and will motivate them to learn more.
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