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StoryWeaver

StoryWeaver

Posted in 4-7, Dual Language Books, English, K-3, multimedia creation, Resource | Tagged with collaborate, create, create stories, digital storytelling, dual language, eal, ELL, esl, Free, multimodal, read, reading

A digital story platform that hosts numerous multilingual stories so that students can have access to an endless stream of stories in their home language to read and enjoy independently or with others. It is also an Open Educational Resource! Students from multilingual backgrounds deserve to read books in their home language and digital dual […]

Storybooks Canada

Storybooks Canada

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, Open Educational Resources, Resource | Tagged with bilingual, digital books, dual language, eal, ELL, esl, Free, OER, read, reading, translanguaging

What is it? Storybooks Canada is a collection of free Digital Books that are available in multiple languages and accessible through any web browser. The text and recorded narrations can be accessed in English, French, and other languages. As an  Open Education Resource shared under a Creative Commons 4.0 International License, visitors are free to access, download, adapt […]

Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy

Posted in 4-7, Dual Language Books, English, K-3, Resource | Tagged with bilingual, digital stories, dual language, eal, ELL, esl, Free, Language Arts, multimodal, online books, reading

It is a collection of free dual language books available through any web browser that features multilingual text and narration. Students need access to reading materials, and especially more if they have a home language that differs from their classroom language. They need to read in their home language to maintain and develop language and […]

Digital Dual Language Books

Digital Dual Language Books

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Dual Language Books, English, K-3, Open Educational Resources, Resource | Tagged with bilingual, dual language, ELL, esl, first language, Free, language acquisition, Language Arts, multimodal, read, reading, second language

They are digital books that allow students to read in multiple languages to promote literacy and language learning. Students can read in English or their First Language and either listen in their target language or their first language. We have selected several databases of free, open access digital dual language books below. None of which […]


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