{"id":2301,"date":"2021-10-02T13:22:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T17:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2021-10-02T13:22:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T17:22:49","slug":"ebooks-digital-resource-tools-and-features-for-students-to-support-literacy-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/2021\/10\/02\/ebooks-digital-resource-tools-and-features-for-students-to-support-literacy-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"EBOOKS: DIGITAL RESOURCE TOOLS AND FEATURES FOR STUDENTS TO SUPPORT LITERACY AND LEARNING"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>eBooks:\u00a0Digital Resource Tools and Features for Students to Support Literacy and Learning<\/h1>\n<p>Students in your class can access award-winning digital content through Kids A-Z, Learning A-Z\u2019s eLearning and online student management portal, which delivers the digital versions of various Learning A-Z products, including Raz-Plus, Raz-Kids, Science A-Z, and Headsprout, anywhere your students have an Internet connection.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"padT5\">Provide Content and Reading Comprehension Practice Online:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"clear padB5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"activityIcons_icon floatL marginR marginB\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"marginB0\">Listen versions contain continuous-play audio and follow-along, highlighted text<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"activityIcons_icon floatL marginR marginB\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"marginB0\">Read versions contain features that enable students to record and listen to their oral reading<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"activityIcons_icon floatL marginR marginB\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"marginB0\">eQuizzes determine whether students understood the content they read through multiple choice or constructed response questions<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear marginB5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"box-33 padR3 padBT3\">\n<div class=\"\"><button class=\"popover-target\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raz-kids.com\/shared\/images\/ebook1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/button><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"light sm\">Sample Quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-33 padR3 padB3\">\n<div class=\"\"><button class=\"popover-target\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raz-kids.com\/shared\/images\/ebook2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/button><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"light sm\">Sample Answer Key<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-33 padR3 padB3\">\n<div class=\"\"><button class=\"popover-target\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raz-kids.com\/shared\/images\/ebook3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/button><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"light sm\">Sample Rubric<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Constructed response quiz questions (Raz-Plus, Raz-Kids, and Science A-Z) give students the opportunity to type a short-answer response to a question. These questions promote close reading and critical thinking skills, and strengthen the reading-writing connection. Answers to these questions are submitted to the teacher\u2019s In-Basket on Kids A-Z for grading using an online rubric.<\/p>\n<p>Digital tools and features that accompany eBooks and other electronic student resources are designed to help students read closely and focus on the essential understandings of a text. Teachers can model how to use these tools and features for students using books they can access with their teacher accounts.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"padT3\">Allow students to practice active reading while exploring content:<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right floatR marginL5 marginB2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raz-kids.com\/shared\/images\/ebook4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-bulleted\">\n<li>Tools for note-taking, drawing, highlighting, and stamping make it easy for students to annotate as they read, which supports active reading practices for better comprehension<\/li>\n<li>Individual Word Audio playback reads individual words aloud to students to support phonics and fluency development in Raz-Plus, Raz-Kids, and Science A-Z<\/li>\n<li>The eJournal gives students a place to explore new words and expand or improve their vocabulary through writing.<\/li>\n<li>Vocabulary Cards provide additional information and context about key vocabulary words in a text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With an emphasis on literacy and learning, these tools and features further enhance students\u2019 online experience while promoting important 21st century skills and content standards.<\/p>\n<p>Seamlessly connect your classroom instruction with students\u2019 use of online resources by monitoring Activity Reports that show student progress on Kids A-Z. Review student scores on assessments to identify gaps in understanding and to target content or skills that need to be retaught.<\/p>\n<p>Look for updates to the Kids A-Z\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raz-kids.com\/main\/ViewPage\/name\/tc-mobile\/\">mobile app<\/a>\u00a0as additional tools and features become available for Raz-Plus, Raz-Kids and Science A-Z resources.<\/p>\n<p>From:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.raz-kids.com\/main\/ViewPage\/name\/ebooks\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>eBooks:\u00a0Digital Resource Tools and Features for Students to Support Literacy and Learning Students in your class can access award-winning digital content through Kids&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[46],"class_list":["post-2301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-ebook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2303,"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301\/revisions\/2303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimewithchildren.com\/collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}