This very successful book-project is a private initiative from Norway and supports interaction between persons with DS as readers and listeners, families, teachers…
Special Corona Edition of the popular Tiger-stories
Four booklets in the series the “The Tigers” were published online during the pandemic with the title: Strange times“. Reason was to inform young people about Corona in easy to read language. And to give them something to do. Schools used the booklets as well for their home-schooling program.
Most online readers were already familiar with the Tigers-stories, as the paper version of the series counts already over 30 books. Author and illustrator is Nina Skauge.
This extra Corona-edition was a great success in Norway.
The booklets could not only be read online, there was also an audio version, that means the youngsters could listen to the stories as well, if their reading competences were poor. Many of them loved to read and listen at the same time.
On top of that there were questionnaires to fill in. Teachers who used the books and the worksheets, could discuss the topics online with the readers and also invite them to work on the questionnaires in small groups.
Altogether a super example of new digital material that enables youngsters and adults with DS to be connected to friends, classmates, teachers and family and at the same time to learn and understand Covid-19 better.
English information to the Tiger-Serie: https://skaugeforlag.no/tigergjengen-pa-tysk/#top
Information to the 4 Corona-(audio)-books:
1
https://indd.adobe.com/view/0cb0b177-7942-44ca-bda4-973df21fb2b9
2
https://indd.adobe.com/view/241ea1c1-568d-4f42-bbe1-4bb63a89fc54
3
https://indd.adobe.com/view/ff18b6e9-4cb6-446f-8f40-165c9baa98cb
4
https://indd.adobe.com/view/c50ad459-9afb-401e-9281-adf95d759851
Gratis koronahistorier om Tigergjengen
Fire historier om Tigergjengen ble publisert under korona-epedimien. Disse var gratis, og ble laget for å fortelle om korona, og hvordan den påvirket oss, på en lettlest måte. Men også for å gi leserne noe å holde på med. Serien ble brukt mange steder, blant annet på skoler som del av hjemmeundervisningen.
De fleste som fulgte med kjente allerede Tigergjengen godt, gjennom de 30 lettleste bøkene som allerede er publisert i papirversjon.
Denne ekstra koronautgaven ble svært populær i Norge. For dem som ikke var så glad i å lese, hadde serien en høytlesningsfunksjon som gjorde at man kunne lytte til teksten. Mange både lyttet og leste samtidig.
I tillegg var det lagt ut oppgaveark til hver historie, slik det også er til de 30 papirbøkene, og det gjorde at leserne kunne diskutere spørsmål i mindre grupper.
Dette viser hvordan nytt digitalt materiale kan knytte unge og voksne sammen med venner, klassekamerater, lærere og familie samtidig som lærer mer om korona og covid-19.