1. EBook Technology and Gifted Readers Christine L. Weber Department of Childhood Education University of North Florida cweber@unf.edu Terence W. Cavanaugh Department of Leadership, Counseling, and Technology University of North Florida tcavanau@unf.edu tcavanau@unf.edu

2. EBook Technology and Gifted Readers Abstract: The electronic book, or eBook, offers students, teachers, and schools an additional medium or tool that can support or enhance the reading experience. Essential to preparing to use eBooks in educating gifted learners, as with all books, is knowledge of the characteristics, abilities, and interests of gifted readers and the wide variety of eBook options available. This paper provides a rationale and strategies for using eBook technology to promote reading with gifted learners including underachieving gifted readers and LD gifted readers. Information about online digital libraries and reading list books available as eBooks is provided.

3. EBooks Defined –textual documents that have been converted and “published” in an electronic format that displays on eBook readers, devices, or computers using eBook software programs. Common Formats –Text, Adobe Reader, HTML, Flash, MS Reader, Palm Reader, Rocket

4. Characteristics of Gifted Readers Often read earlier Tend to read independently soon after teacher instruction Tend to be better readers requiring less drill for mastery of skills Digest a large quantity of information about a topic of interest (Halsted 1990)

5. Facts About Gifted Readers Gifted readers are skilled, flexible readers who read often. Gifted readers monitor their reading. Linguistically rich texts are especially suited to gifted readers. Gifted readers use other strengths in response to the particular demands of the text. Gifted readers are passionate readers who find books to love. (Abilock 1999)

6. EBook Technology Range Audiobook, storybook, “text” book, specialized device (LeapPad) Availability Public/School Libraries Online libraries Bookstores Currently over 1 million eBooks available online (for free)

7. Gifted Reader’s Access to eBooks Provides Access to a wide variety of books encourages exposure to new and challenging information varied subjects areas of interest difficult vocabulary and concepts ideas and issues appropriate to their own rate of learning

8. Example: Wizard of Oz School/Classroom Library 1.Wizard of Oz Online Library 1.The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 2.Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz 3.The Emerald City of Oz 4.Glinda of Oz 5.Little Wizard Stories of Oz 6.The Lost Princess of Oz 7.The Magic of Oz 8.The Marvelous Land Of Oz 9.Ozma of Oz 10.The Patchwork Girl of Oz 11.Rinkitink in Oz 12.The Road to Oz 13.The Scarecrow of Oz 14.Tik-Tok of Oz 15.The Tin Woodman of Oz Project Gutenberg Online Library http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/b#a42 http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/b#a42

9. Accommodating Features EBooks Provide for Gifted Readers Using advanced eBook reader programs: adjustable text size highlighting bookmarking note taking interactive dictionaries reading aloud through text-to-speech

10. Using EBooks with Gifted Readers can: provide an avenue for teachers to help gifted readers grow intellectually. create a greater diversity in the available reading material, including materials at a wide range of readability levels. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/shakespeare/works/

11. Underachieving Gifted Readers Effective Strategies Supportive strategies Intrinsic strategies Remedial strategies Using eBooks Attractive technology

12. Scaffolding Techniques for Readers who Might be Reluctant or Remedial 1.Offer a Wide Range of Reading Materials 2.Use Pre-Reading Techniques 3.Incorporate Large-Print Materials 4.Engage Multiple Modalities 5.Teach Important Vocabulary West-Christy (2005) Online libraries Embed in “book” Variable text size Text-to-speech Interactive dictionaries eBook techniques/applications

13. Using EBooks with LD Gifted Readers Reading Scaffolds text-to-speech feature synchronized highlighting of the text being read highlight text sections note taking ability to create drawings within the book interactive dictionaries instant translation to another language text size

14. Online Libraries with Books Appropriate for Gifted Readers Elementary eBook libraries: Aesop's Fables: http://www.umass.edu/aesop/contents.htmlhttp://www.umass.edu/aesop/contents.html BookPals - performing artists for literacy in schools: http://www.bookpals.net/storyline/ http://www.bookpals.net/storyline/ byGosh.com: http://www.bygosh.com/http://www.bygosh.com/ Children's Books Online: the Rosetta Project, Inc: www.childrensbooksonline.org www.childrensbooksonline.org International Children's Digital Library (ICDL): http://www.icdlbooks.org/http://www.icdlbooks.org/ Reader’s Theater Editions: http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.htmlhttp://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html RIF Reading Planet: http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/content/read_aloud_stories.mspx http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/content/read_aloud_stories.mspx Stories to Read Online: http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/requested_sites/storiesontheweb/storieso ntheweb.html http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/requested_sites/storiesontheweb/storieso ntheweb.html StoryPlace Libraries (Elementary & Preschool): http://www.storyplace.org/ http://www.storyplace.org/ Tales of Wonder: http://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/index.htmlhttp://www.darsie.net/talesofwonder/index.html

15. Online Libraries with Books Appropriate for Gifted Readers General and secondary eBook libraries: Baen Free Library: http://www.baen.com/library/ http://www.baen.com/library/ Classic Book Library: http://classicbook.info/index.htmlhttp://classicbook.info/index.html Concordances of Great Books http://www.concordance.com/http://www.concordance.com/ eBooks@Adeliade (University of Adelaide Library): http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Library: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ Making of America (MOA): http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/ Manybooks.net: http://www.manybooks.net/http://www.manybooks.net/ Page-by-Page Books: http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/ USGS Books and Other Publications: http://pubs.usgs.gov/products/books/index.html http://pubs.usgs.gov/products/books/index.html Wired for Books: http://www.wiredforbooks.org/http://www.wiredforbooks.org/

16. Sample Titles (Project Gutenberg) Elementary: Rumpelstiltskin (from the Blue Fairy Book) Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women Burnett, Frances H. The Secret Garden Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Tarzan of the Apes Dodge, Mary Mapes. Hans Brinker Doyle, A. Conan. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Grahame, Kenneth. Wind in the Willows London, Jack. The Call of the Wild London, Jack. White Fang Stevenson, Robert Louis. Kidnapped Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island Wyss, Johann. Swiss Family Robinson Dumas, Alexandre. The Three Musketeers Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous Verne, Jules. Journey to the Center of the Earth Secondary: Brontes, Charlotte. Jane Eyre Cather, Willa. My Antonia Conrad, Joseph, Lord Jim Dickens, Charles. Tale of Two Cities Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The House of Seven Gables Hudson, W. H. Green Mansions Lewis, Sinclair. Babbitt Maugham, Somerset. Of Human Bondage Riordon, William L. Plunkitt of Tammany Hall Shakespeare, William. The Tempest Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Thoreau, Henry David. Walden Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina Twain, Mark. Life on the Mississippi Wells, H. G. The Time Machine Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein

17. For more online books and libraries visit http://www.drscavanaugh.org/ebooks/ http://www.drscavanaugh.org/ebooks/