GLEN Books 1.1
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Publisher Description
Learn to read with illustrated & narrated children’s stories in English & Spanish. Completely free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Being read to is a magical experience for kids, and is a crucial stepping stone for language learning. GLEN Books provides a collection of illustrated children’s story books in English and Spanish, narrated with synchronized text-highlight and the book pages being “turned” on the screen. The stories include popular children's classics, including adaptations of Aesop's fables and Indian folk tales, as well as original stories.
Kids don’t need to know how to read in order to enjoy these beautifully illustrated stories by our expert narrators, but the audio-synced text highlighting provides a constant invitation to step into reading. Beginning readers can practice and develop their skills by turning off the narration, or by playing audio for selected phrases in the text.
GLEN Books can be used to strengthen language skills for children at homes or in informal preschool environments, as well as a complement to in-class activities in Kindergarten-1st grade school settings. The auto-narration feature allows parents and caregivers to enjoy story-time with their kids regardless of their own level of literacy. Skilled teachers can craft a rich set of reading, comprehension and bilingual activities around GLEN Books.
KEY FEATURES
* Children’s stories in English and Spanish
* Designed to engage kids of all ages with rich illustrations and warm narration
* Audio-synced text highlighting is an invitation to reading
* Flexible auto-narration: on, off, and phrase-by-phrase
* Adapted children’s classics as well as original stories
GLEN Books is developed by GLEN World, a nonprofit organization developing research-based learning apps to scale early English literacy. In line with GLEN World’s mission, GLEN Books is available free of cost, with no ads and other distractions, and no in-app purchases. GLEN Books does not require user registration and does not collect any personal information from our learners.
ABOUT GLEN WORLD
GLEN World is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to scale early English literacy so that every child has access to the educational and economic opportunities it unlocks. GLEN Books is also included in GLEN Learn, a research-based personalized learning app for early English literacy, designed to help children develop reading skills via a series of guided exercises, engaging stories and rhymes. Our content design is based on Instructed Second Language Acquisition research, targeting the fundamental skills required for literacy: vocabulary knowledge, recognition of sounds, and recognition of spelling. Our learning modules reinforce each other as they target these fundamental skills.
Our team includes seasoned educators, authors, animators, established graphic artists, and engineers. A unique strength is our connection with two premier research universities, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), with the close involvement of faculty with expertise spanning second language acquisition, education, cognition, engineering, and machine learning.
Visit www.glenworld.org for more information. Join us in our mission by making a donation today!
Oct 11, 2020
Version 1.1
GLEN Books Public Release 2020!
- Incorporates inputs from our awesome partners who piloted our app for their young learners.
- Enhancements.
About GLEN Books
GLEN Books is a free app for iOS published in the Kids list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops GLEN Books is GLEN World. The latest version released by its developer is 1.1.
To install GLEN Books on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2020-10-11 and was downloaded 2 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the GLEN Books as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install GLEN Books on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the GLEN Books is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After GLEN Books is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
