01-17-2021, 03:58 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-55692137
Children in England will be able to access books online free during school closures via a virtual library.
Internet classroom Oak National Academy created the library after schools moved to remote learning for the majority of pupils until February half-term.
Formed with The National Literacy Trust, the library will provide a book a week from its author of the week.
The aim is to increase young readers' access to e-books and audiobooks, particularly the most disadvantaged.
Oak National Academy is funded by the Department for Education and has provided more than 28 million lessons since the start of the school term on 4 January.
In the last two weeks, 4.1 million pupils accessed its resources.
I have to admit, I'm surprised this wasn't done in the early days of the pandemic. Then again, perhaps it was just such a massive project that it required months to set it all up.
Still, with so many pupils using it, it wouldn't surprise me at all if this stays in place after the pandemic is over.
Children in England will be able to access books online free during school closures via a virtual library.
Internet classroom Oak National Academy created the library after schools moved to remote learning for the majority of pupils until February half-term.
Formed with The National Literacy Trust, the library will provide a book a week from its author of the week.
The aim is to increase young readers' access to e-books and audiobooks, particularly the most disadvantaged.
Oak National Academy is funded by the Department for Education and has provided more than 28 million lessons since the start of the school term on 4 January.
In the last two weeks, 4.1 million pupils accessed its resources.
I have to admit, I'm surprised this wasn't done in the early days of the pandemic. Then again, perhaps it was just such a massive project that it required months to set it all up.
Still, with so many pupils using it, it wouldn't surprise me at all if this stays in place after the pandemic is over.
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