


3D Printing and Literacy
NPT’s LEARNING TO READ series focuses on family literacy, providing parents and children with skills that can help improve literacy levels in children. Through the experiences of diverse families, the series takes viewers on a journey through wide-ranging aspects of literacy and includes ways to access free books in a community, how to build literacy through everyday activities and more.
3D Printing and Literacy
Season 2023 Episode 24 | 1m 4s | CC
When kids are allowed to combine technology with reading, they practice literacy in a whole different way. Learning how to operate a 3D printer, even turning it on and off, exposes young readers to technology. It strengthens their analytical thinking too – especially if something doesn’t go as planned! It's also is a great way to make elements of a story come to life in three dimensions.
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