Nursery World - Talking books

There is a growing number of 'talking books' on CD-Roms or the internet that can be used with young children. These tend to have spoken text, pictures with hotspots to click and sometimes animations. They encourage children to explore and interact with the story and help develop their observation, listening and speaking skills and mouse control. Above all, they are great fun! Resources

Resources

A multimedia computer with CD ROM drive or Internet access, A talking book CD or website with interactive stories, such as The Little Animals Activity Centre on http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/ laac/

The activity

* Gather a small group of children around the computer and load the CD or website. Explain that they are going to look at a talking story and that they will be able to play with the pictures and turn the pages. Introduce the story, the characters and onscreen text, and demonstrate how to use the mouse to turn and interact with the pages. Allow each group plenty of time to explore the story.

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