E-Books and English Learners
I created this site as my capstone project for a Master of Arts in English as a Second Language from Hamline University. I aimed to create something that educators who work with ELLs can reference if they use or are thinking of using E-Books with their students. I believe in the potential of E-Books to make reading more engaging and comprehensible for ELLs, but in my review of research I learned a lot about how E-Books are best used and what their limitations are. I have posted reviews of websites where students can access E-Books, guidelines and recommended procedures for implementing E-reading in classrooms, activities for teachers to use in their classrooms, and other resources for teachers to develop their own plan of action for using E-reading with ELL students.
How To Use E-Books in the Classroom
Creating a Culture for Independent Reading
Preparing Students for Reading
After Reading Activities for Accountability, Reflection, and Language Use
E-Book Website Reviews:
Reviews of E-Books Websites: A Summary
How to Evaluate E-Books For Yourself:
How to Determine if an E-Book is Good for Emergent Readers
How to Determine the Cultural Relevancy of a Text for Your Students
How E-Books Can Maximize Comprehensible Input
How to Evaluate an E-Book’s Use of Text-Tools
Other:
E-Books for ELLs 