２４年度英語、２５年度算数で　デジタル教科書の本格導入―文科省

　文部科学省は２５日、デジタル教科書の本格導入について、２０２４年度に小学５年生から中学３年生を対象に英語で始める方針を決めた。早ければ２５年度から算数・数学でも導入。現場の混乱を避けるため、当面は紙とデジタルの教科書を併用する。同日の中央教育審議会（文科相の諮問機関）のワーキンググループに中間報告案を示し、おおむね了承された。
　デジタル教科書には読み上げ機能があり、英語の発音や聞き取りで高い学習効果が期待できる。算数・数学では、図形やグラフが見やすくなるメリットがある。３教科目以降の導入については未定。同省は今後、改めて検討する。（2022/08/25-19:39）

The Japanese education ministry plans to start the full-fledged use of digital textbooks from fiscal 2024, first for English classes for elementary school fifth- and sixth-graders and junior high school students, it was learned Thursday.
   Digital textbooks will also be fully used for mathematics classes, from fiscal 2025 at the earliest. They will be used together with paper textbooks to avoid confusion in classes for the time being.
   On Thursday, the ministry presented an interim report on the use of digital textbooks to a working group of the Central Council for Education, an advisory panel to the education minister, and obtained broad approval.
   For English, digital textbooks with text-to-speech functions are expected to be effective in learning how to pronounce words and improving listening skills. For mathematics, such textbooks are expected to make it easier for students to view graphs and diagrams.
   The ministry is yet to decide when the use of digital textbooks will start for other subjects.