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Additional Resources ! The following video sources demonstrate othersʼ success using Starfallʼs many various features with early childhood students. ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcuQgh6iOVc ! This YouTube video shows several young children using Starfallʼs sign language ! features on the website. The video shows the children engaged in the activities ! and each young student focusing on something different in their learning. ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeFgUacakQo ! This YouTube video shows the features of the Starfall Kindergarten curriculum. ! Although the video is made by Starfall Education and is obviously biased, it is still ! informative and shows children interacting with the curriculum materials in the ! classroom. ! http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/2007/09/smartboard-and-.html ! This video shows a six-year old learning through Starfall on a Smart Board. The ! child is reading on the program and is enjoying using the large screen of the ! Smart Board. This demonstrates how Starfall could be used in a different way in ! the classroom, perhaps during large group times. The screenshot above shows games featured in the websiteʼs “Learn to Read” section. 8 Broome
Conclusion ! Starfall.com is an interactive website created to teach young children how to read. Its many games and activities, designed to encourage childrenʼs learning of letter shapes and sounds and the combination of letters to make words, are an invaluable technological tool in the early childhood classroom. Many 21st century learners require the increased stimulation that this program provides in order to engage in literacy-based learning in the classroom. 9 Broome
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