I've discovered a new site and it is awesome! Story Time For Me is another way to make your home environment a "print rich environment" (see blog post from September 7). It has FREE children's books online. I've listened to one and it has some great features:
I believe that it is a fairly new site and so they are slowly building the library. Check it out and encourage our little ones to read!
- animated
- the book is read to the child, but the print is on the page
- the print is highlighted as it is being read
- the child can click on a word and it will be read aloud
- if a word is underlined, a picture will pop up showing the child what it is
- the pages turn on their own, but you can go forward or back, if you like
I believe that it is a fairly new site and so they are slowly building the library. Check it out and encourage our little ones to read!