[CASL-L] Playaways

[Jenny Lussier]

Thank you all - this is so helpful for my growth project too!

Jenny

On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 2:11 PM Burdacki, Sarah <
sburdacki at ellingtonschools.net> wrote:

> Hi Allison,
>
> I have about 50 Wonder Books in my K-6 library. I allow grade 2-6 to
> borrow them. I think they're great. I prefer them to playaways because they
> have a USB charger as opposed to a battery, they only take an hour to
> charge, and the audio component is attached to the book. They're great for
> below grade level readers to access grade level texts.
>
> I have had a few audio components detach from the book, but we were able
> to glue them back on.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Sarah
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 10:11 AM Allison Gale via CASL-L <
> casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday at the conference I learned about Wonderbooks- which are
>> basically a playaway embedded in a library/permabound book.
>> Looks like below. Has anyone (especially at the middle school level) used
>> these? Playways are decently popular at my school, but we have to
>> constantly source or order a book to go along with it as a companion so
>> they can read along as they listen. This seems like a perfect solution.
>> Thanks for any info!
>> [image: image.png]
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>> Library Media Specialist
>> Helen Keller Middle School Media Center
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