Why? In the digital age, where technology permeates every facet of our lives, the way children acquire and engage with knowledge has undergone a significant transformation. One notable change is the increasing prevalence of e-books as a learning tool in early...
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Ebooks in the kindergarten classroom: revolutionising learning for the youngest children
Education is evolving rapidly in the digital age, and toddlers are no exception. Ebooks, or electronic books, have become a valuable tool in the nursery classroom, providing an interactive and stimulating learning experience for our young learners. In this article,...
Ways to use e-books to enhance learning in a classroom
Today not only does the educational reality require the use of new technologies to develop digital literacy skills, but also to improve and modernize the learning process. So here come e-books to make it easier for teachers to incorporate engaging e-books, e-books...
Interactivity – a philosophy for the 21st century
Interaction is something as obvious as brushing your teeth every day. After all, it concerns the interaction of persons, objects or phenomena. We do not live in isolation, but in different kinds of relationships and dependencies. Everyday working and private life is...
Putting ideas in order: the gears of the mind
Some children find logical and arithmetical difficulties when solving problems. They have acquired skills in arithmetical calculation but, some of them cannot apply the same operations in different contexts. In primary school a crucial step in skill development is...
Exploring mathematics through digital books for young children
Digital books can offer interactive and exciting mathematics activities for young children, enabling them to recognize, understand and experiment math concepts they already encounter in their daily lives. We would like to introduce the RecreaMaths Erasmus+ project....
Is image reading important?
Why do we need to read images? When reading a children's picture book, there are a few things you can address to create an enjoyable and interactive reading experience. Here are some suggestions: Explore the cover and title: Start by examining the book cover with your...
The benefits of reading ebooks for children
In the digital age, the question of giving children access to ebooks often arises. Indeed, our children are growing up in a world where digital technology is omnipresent, and parents often wonder about the use of digital books compared to paper books to give their...
The recipe for an interesting story for children
Is there anyone who has not grown up reading fairy tales or listening to stories, traveling to dreamy worlds? Stories that soothed us, that taught us values, that helped us to be strong and that filled us with excitement and happiness. But how does one write a story?...
With a child and a tablet on the go
So far, in the articles on this website we have spent quite a lot of time on the issue of the use of interactive books in the school environment and during lessons. I would now like to address the issue of reading and the use of interactive books in completely...
The voice: the first musical instrument for children
Reading aloud to children from an early age is a very engaging activity and strengthens the adult-child relationship. Pediatricians indicate that shared reading during the first three years of life is the most important thing parents can do to support the child’s...
Basic literacy and numeracy skills acquisition (2/2): mapping out the role of print knowledge in the digital age
In a previous article, we saw the importance of print knowledge for the acquisition of both literacy and numeracy skills, as well as the concern that a factor aiding future academic performance should rely on a pre-educational acquisition, usually most complete among...