Tales2Go recognized as an innovative and effective classroom tool for reading instruction

Tales2Go Inc., a leading provider of audio books for early childhood programs and primary schools, announces today it has been awarded a Tech & Learning 2014 Award of Excellence.  Tech & Learning’s Awards of Excellence program has been recognizing outstanding edtech products for over 30 years.

Tales2Go is a Netflix-like subscription service that streams thousands of name-brand audio book titles from popular publishers to desktops, laptops and mobile devices in the classroom and beyond, giving users instant, unlimited and simultaneous access. For the first time, a teacher can assign the same audio book to an entire class or grade.

“We are honored to be chosen by the educator panel and the editors of Tech & Learning for this prestigious award,” said Tales2Go Co-Founder and CEO, William Weil.  “We’re thrilled that an increasing number of educators see efficacy in adding a listening component to reading instruction.  With just 35% of U.S. fourth graders reading at or above proficiency, there’s work to be done.  The root cause of the problem is a lack of vocabulary, commonly referred to as the ‘word gap.’  Children require repeated exposure to fluent words, spoken in context in order to develop a large and robust vocabulary.”

Tales2Go supports the development of literacy skills during the most critical early childhood and elementary years, when students acquire a foundation of vocabulary and fluency necessary for academic success.  Listening skills are given special emphasis within the Common Core State Standards, as literacy experts have long understood that children need to be good listeners in order to become good readers. The Tales2Go service is used differently across ages and grade levels, ranging from individual to group use with or without physical books in hand.

A detailed description of Tales2Go and judges’ comments about why it was selected for the award will be included in the December 2014 Awards issue of Tech & Learning.

For more information on Tales2Go, please visit: www.tales2go.com