Learning Objectives

• Understand the importance of using digital text, print, and other media in early learning curriculum.
• Identify strategies for integrating Explora for Grades PreK-5 in the classroom.

Best Practices for Digital Reading

Reading on a screen is different than reading print. INFOhio's Best Practices for Digital Reading were collected by the INFOhio Early Literacy Task Force from journals, education publications, and research studies. Use these best practices to help students of any age become readers who can comprehend, analyze, and evaluate text on the screen or in a book. As you review the Best Practices for Digital Reading, think about what you already do when using digital text and what you need to do.

A Reading Community Creates Digital Literacy

Read this Teach With INFOhio blog post about a fourth grade classroom that integrates digital text into the instruction and learning. While Explora for Grades PreK-5 is not directly referenced in the blog post, consider how you can use the digital text from this resource in your classroom.

Learn more about using PDFs as instructional tools by reading the Teach With INFOhio blog post PDFs to Put POW in Your Pedagogy! To learn more about how to get Scholastic's publications in PDF format at no cost to your district, read Scholastic Stuff for Students - Straight to Your Desktop!

Reflecting on Your Learning

Answer the questions in Explora Resources Open Space group. Find the Integrating Explora Resources reflection question. Once you have shared your reply, respond to other participants' answers. 

1. What are two things you are doing in your classroom or instruction already that will make integrating digital text easier?  Answer the question in Explora Resources Open Space group. Find the Integrating Explora Resources reflection question. Once you have shared your reply, respond to other participants' answers. 
2. What is one challenge you face in implementing Explora for Grades PreK-5 as a teaching resource?
3. What steps will you take to overcome challenges to using Explora for Grades PreK-5 in the classroom?
4. What features do you like most about Explora for Grades PreK-5? How will you share them with your students?