These works are available for Canadian schools in two locations: Biblius in Quebec, managed by the Ministry of Education with technological support from De Marque, and Cantook Education for the other provinces, De Marque’s own platform. The works come from publishers such as QuébecAmérique, Bouton d’or Acadie, Apprentissage unlimited, Les 400 coups and Les Malins.

Almost 200 digital books are offered in the FROG format (FRee your cOGnition / Relieves cognitive effort) developed by MOBiDYS. A digital book format that makes reading easier and helps the reader focus on understanding the text by offering various tools such as font selection and size adjustment, syllable highlighting, audio reading by a real voice, specific reading areas or lexicon clarification.

Marc Boutet, President of De Marque, points out that this partnership is part of De Marque’s desire to “ Return culture accessible to everyoneWe believe that every single person, whatever whether their situation, should have access to tools to promote learning, the acquisition of
Knowledge and joy of reading. »

It comes at a time when certain learning disorders, particularly dyslexia, are affected 6 and 8% of the population Canadian. It is also estimated that more than one in ten Canadian students in Grade 8/upper secondary school (equivalent to Grade 3 in France) do not achieve the expected level of reading proficiency.

MOBiDYS Canada, part of the MOBiDYS group (France), leader in digital books adapted to readers with Learning difficultiesoffers primary and secondary schools a range of around 200 works suitable for every type of reader.

READ – The company Geo Comix bought by De Marque

The company joins forces with De Marque, a Canadian company that wants to operate internationally Technology leader in the world of distribution and digital reading for book publishers, public and school libraries, bookstores, organizations and consumers.

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