Book Creator Review

            Reading is one basic and important skill to learn. For young children this can be one of the most challenging activities they can learn to do but once they become familiar with the alphabet, its sound, and are given good reading materials to read every day, they can be proficient readers in no time! To achieve this level of reading, your child must first develop a genuine love for reading. An app that promotes fondness of reading is the Book Creator.

           
Book Creator is an application available foriPad and Android users and is powered by Red Jumper. It is easy and simple to use because the instructions are clear so children and adult alike can surely create their own book in a few minutes.The app can be likened to an online journalor e-book but has more advanced features either for personal or classroom use.

What made this user friendly to kids is the variety of options to choose from designed in a way that kids will not be distracted from the main purpose of the app which is to create their own book. Children can add photos, videos, texts, drawings and sounds by simply clicking the plus (+) button and can correct mistakes by clicking the undo button. The Book Creator also offers a tutorial book so users can go through the steps on how to use the app effectively.

For really young children, parents can build on their kids’ confidence and love for reading by using this app to create a book with photos and videos of your child and words that your kids are familiar with. Parents can also make their own stories that they can read as bedtime stories for their children. Likewise, teachers can use this by asking the children what they like to add to the story to develop their creativity and imagination. Therefore, the app is not just for personal use but it can also be used interactively in the classroom setting. Truly, this app can be a springboard for learning and for promoting literacy in any environment.

                In sum, I found the application to be individually, culturally, and age appropriate for children of ages 5 to 8 because it captures the needs and interest of childrensince they can easily contribute what they want to express simply by adding photos, videos, recordings or typing their insights and drawing their artworks. With this, it also captures and foster’s children’s independence and creativity as they try to build their own book. I recommend this app for parents and teachers alike to help children develop a sense of fondness for reading and independent work since it can target and enhance skills such as vocabulary, word recognition, spelling, written composition and later on speaking and articulation as the children try to narrate their own stories to different audiences.

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Reference:

Red Jumper.(2015). Book Creator.Retrieved from http://www.redjumper.net/bookcreator/

Common Sense Media Inc. (2015). Book Creator.Retrieved from https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/book-creator