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'Make Way For Books' app encourages reading ebooks to children during COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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'Make Way For Books' app encourages reading ebooks to children during COVID-19 pandemic
'Make Way For Books' app encourages reading ebooks to children during COVID-19 pandemic

In honor of National Unicorn Day on April 9th, there's a children's book now available with free activities.

N SOUTHERN ARIZONA, CHILDRENAREN'T CURRENTLY DOING ANYLEARNING IN A CLASSROOM,INSTEAD, IT'S ALL HAPPENING INTHEIR HOMES NAT AND NOWCREATORS OF AN APP ARE TRYINGTO MAKE SURE THE SMALLESTLEARNERS ARE GETTING IN ENOUGHREADING "OUR MISSION IS TOGIVE ALL CHILDREN THE CHANCETO READ AND SUCCEED." 'MAKEWAY FOR BOOKS' IS A FREE APPTHAT GIVES PARENTS ACCESS TOMORE THAN JUST BOOKS IN BOTHENGLISH (AND SPANISH "EVERYBOOK THAT IS ON THE APP ISATTACHED TO AN ACTIVITY THATHELPS EXTEND THE LEARNING THATHAPPENS AS YOU'RE READING THATBOOK." THERE ARE ABOUT 40 BOOKOPTIONS IN EACH LANGUAGE -IT'S SOMETHING FERNANDOGONZALEZ, THE DIGITAL DIRECTORFOR MAKE WAY FOR BOOKS, SAYSCAN HELP THOSE WHO AREBILINGUAL AND THOSE WHO AREN'T"WE WANT TO HAVE BOOKS ONTHERE TOO THAT AREREPRESENTATIVE OF OURCOMMUNITY SO THAT THESE BOOKSCAN SERVE AS BOTH A MIRROR FORPEOPLE TO SEE THEMSELVESREFLECTED IN AND AS A WINDOWFOR OTHER PEOPLE THAT MAYBELIVE FAR AWAY TO BE ABLE TOSEE THE OTHER KINDS OFEXPERIENCES PEOPLE HAVE." THEE-BOOKS YOU'LL FIND ON THE APPARE TAILORED FOR CHILDREN UPTO THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS OLDNAT "WE KNOW THAT OVER 90% OFBRAIN DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS BYAGE FIVE SO IT REALLY IS THISCRITICAL WINDOW." WHICH IS WHYGONZALEZ SAID ACCESSIBILITYMATTERS A LOT DURING THIS TIME"THE WAY THAT WE'VE TRIED TODEVELOP THIS APP IS SO THAT ITIS AT YOUR FINGERTIPSWHENEVER." TAG - AGAIN - THEMAKE WAY FOR BOOKS APP IS(FREE.

IT CAN BE FOUND IN BOTHTHE GOOGLE PLAY STORE ONANDROIDS AND THE APP STORE ONIPHONES.

VERONICA ACOSTA KGUNNINE ON YOUR SIDE.COOLER TEMPS AND A CHANCE FOR

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