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Being read to creates a unique and enchanting experience for children, serving as a vital foundation for language acquisition. GLEN Books presents a thoughtfully curated collection of illustrated children's storybooks available in both English and Spanish. Each book features narration with synchronized text highlighting and virtual page-turning on the screen. The range includes well-known children's classics, such as adaptations of Aesop's fables and Indian folk tales, alongside original stories.

These beautifully illustrated stories can be enjoyed by children regardless of their reading abilities. The audio-synchronized text highlighting serves as an engaging entry point into reading. For beginning readers, the option to turn off narration or play audio for selected phrases allows them to practice and enhance their literacy skills.

GLEN Books serves as an effective tool for strengthening language skills at home, in informal preschool settings, or as a complement to classroom activities for Kindergarten and 1st grade students. The auto-narration feature supports parents and caregivers in enjoying storytime with their children, irrespective of their own literacy levels. Educators can leverage GLEN Books to design comprehensive reading, comprehension, and bilingual activities.

Key Features:

• Stories available in both English and Spanish
• Engaging illustrations paired with warm narration for children of all ages
• Audio-synced text highlighting that encourages reading
• Flexible auto-narration options: on, off, and phrase-by-phrase
• A blend of adapted children’s classics and original stories

Developed by GLEN World, a nonprofit organization focused on creating research-based learning applications for early English literacy, GLEN Books is offered at no cost. The platform is free from advertisements or in-app purchases, requires no user registration, and does not collect any personal information from users.

About GLEN World:

GLEN World is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding early English literacy to ensure every child accesses the educational and economic opportunities it fosters. GLEN Books is part of GLEN Learn, a personalized learning app grounded in research that assists children in improving reading skills through guided exercises, engaging stories, and rhymes. The content design is informed by Instructed Second Language Acquisition research, focusing on essential literacy skills: vocabulary development, sound recognition, and spelling comprehension. Our modules are interconnected to reinforce these fundamental areas.

The GLEN team consists of experienced educators, authors, animators, graphic artists, and engineers. A notable advantage is our collaboration with leading research institutions such as the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), where faculty members contribute expertise across various disciplines including second language acquisition, education, cognition, engineering, and machine learning.

For more information, visit www.glenworld.org.