Digital literacy platform WriteReader has teamed up with Sesame Workshop to feature characters of Sesame Street on its multimedia book-authoring platform.
It’s the first time the Copenhagen-based edtech company has made third-party content available to its users.
Kids ages three to 10 can use WriteReader to write and publish small digital books to an online library. The platform optimised for Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge browsers allows kids to take pictures of family, friends or situations in their life and write about them in their own words.
Parents or teachers can then translate the child’s text to conventional writing, and by comparing their book to the edited version, the child can improve his or her writing and reading abilities.
Children using the WriteReader platform will now be able to incorporate characters like Elmo, Cookie Monster and Big Bird into their multimedia books.
The partnership with Sesame Workshop will also see Sesame Street characters featured in suggested activities and lesson plans on the platform.
In March last, Sesame Workshop signed a deal with interactive library platform Hoopla Digital to bring Sesame Street titles including eBooks, e-comic books and TV episodes to participating libraries across the US and Canada.
Last year Sesame Workshop also partnered with the kids learning platform Epic! to provide content of Sesame Street to its subscribers.
