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It\u2019s undeniable that the work they do is crucial and can alter the entire future of these children. To do so, Kayany needed the most dedicated educators, a great plan for methodology, and lots of resources and tools<\/strong> – preferably ones that support inclusion and can work with children of different ages, levels of knowledge, and backgrounds. That\u2019s where BOOKR Class came into the picture.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”kayany-schools”][vc_column] Overall, they involved 60 students during a 6 months-long period<\/strong>. We conducted interviews with them before and after starting out with BOOKR Class – aiming to understanding their needs and their struggles in order to better support them and measure results afterwards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n They used the BOOKR Class library application in classroom activities, as a warmup exercise, and part of their project work as well.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”amazing-results”][vc_column] According to Anas, one of the participating teachers, \u201cthe stories were like them\u201d so they could easily relate to some of the books which boosted their interest even more.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”quote-box”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”858″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text el_class=”b16regular_black”]The animations make them excited while the text highlighting facilitates the understanding, so they don\u2019t get confused or bored.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text] The app and the Teacher\u2019s Dashboard is created with educators in mind. For a school like Kayany, the most important features that made their work easier and more effective were:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text] Kayany x BOOKR Pilot Project to enhance English learning and motivation for Syrian refugees children and youth in Lebanon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8628,"template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[298],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8624","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/8624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/8624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11831,"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/8624\/revisions\/11831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookrclass.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Kayany schools and the English language as their runway<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”quote-box”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”858″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text el_class=”b16regular_black”]These kids are eager to learn and dare to dream big: many of them aspire to be doctors, nurses or teachers when they grow up and they view our school as a runway.<\/span><\/i>[\/vc_column_text]
Launching a pilot project<\/h2>\n[vc_column_text]Working with what we most believe in, we embarked on a six-month-long journey to help Kayany implement and utilize the power of stories to make their English courses even more effective. Let\u2019s start with the hard facts!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8627″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]4 amazing, dedicated ESL teachers<\/strong> participated in the project, implementing BOOKR Class into their lesson plans with the continuous assistance of BOOKR\u2019s Customer Success team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Amazing results showed signs early on<\/h2>\n[vc_column_text]Qualitative interviews with the teachers at the end of the project provided us with interesting and oftentimes surprising insights.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]
Gaining confidence<\/h3>\n[vc_column_text]Learning with a digital tool, being exposed to <\/span>native narration<\/b>, pronunciation and animated content that helps them understand the context was something new for the students.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”quote-box”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”858″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text el_class=”b16regular_black”]They are learning English in a new, unique way and they definitely benefited from it. Especially when it came to confidence speaking the language, they quickly repeated what they heard and understood and enjoyed being able to communicate in a different language.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]
Learn with pleasure, and you\u2019ll never forget<\/h3>\n[vc_column_text]Kayany pupils showed a high level of <\/span>engagement<\/b> in the classes and were especially amazed by the variety of books they could choose from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
A teacher\u2019s best friend<\/h3>\n[vc_column_text]An exciting message we received from this project is the continuing demand of printable additional materials that we also offer. The strong marriage of traditional education and technology is undeniable – which is why we keep producing and uploading those extra materials on a daily basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Adaptability<\/h4>\n
Detailed search engine<\/h4>\n
Flashcards and lesson plans to reduce preparation time<\/h4>\n
Accessing BOOKR stories anywhere, anytime<\/h3>\n[vc_column_text]One of the main features that made using educational technology for Kayany possible was the <\/span>Offline mode<\/b> in the BOOKR Class Library App. If an educator suspects that the internet connection might not be strong enough at school, all they need to do is download the books they wish to use while still connected to wifi. Those books can be played anywhere, anytime.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8626″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]So many children in need in the world, but we are beyond touched that we got to positively influence the lives of some of them in Guatemala and Lebanon up until now – and we\u2019re only getting started. We\u2019ll continue trying to save the world one book at a time, the only way we know how: with the immense power of stories.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"