Links to Literacy

1. Links to Literacy Presented By Region 2 FDLRS Technology Specialists: Bruce Glendenning Claudia Cuartero Karen Hancock Marian Page Frank Crosby Gene Milton Shelley Ardis Kay Ezzell Bob Stern Bill Bowie Adapted from Polk County LATS ATEN Winter Tech 2004

2. What are Literacy Centers ?

3. What is a Literacy Station It is an area within the classroom where students can work alone or interact with one another using instructional materials to teach, reinforce and/or enrich a skill or concept. Literacy Work Stations by Debbie Diller

4. Why are They Important Eric Jensen writes “A change in location is the easiest way to get the brain’s attention.”

5. Literacy Materials are taught first then placed in station Stations stay up all year. The material is changed to reflect topics, levels, or strategies taught Traditional Materials may have only been introduced once Centers change on a weekly basis Differences BetweenLiteracy and Traditional Centers

6. Literacy Student use stations in a meaningful independent manner daily Materials are differentiated to meet different needs and levels Traditional Centers are often used by students when they finish their work. All students do the same activity Differences BetweenLiteracy and Traditional Centers

7. Teachers Role • Modeling – • Students must first see many demonstrations • Risk Free • Practice with a peer when learning something new • Independent Work Level • Differentiate assignments to meet students individual levels and avoid behavior problems • Clear Explicit Expectations • Be sure that students really understand the activities and review the rules often • Accountability • Tracking student use and progress

8. Getting Started Content • Model ALL Literacy Centers • Introduce Skill • Teacher models • Class discusses model • Students model • Class discusses model PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE

9. Checklist • Be creative • Tie the center to instructional objectives • Keep it simple and inexpensive • Choose motivating tasks • Accommodate so that ALL students can participate • Review “What I did in the literacy center”

10. Florida’s Reading Formula

11. Florida’s Reading Formula • 5+3+ii+iii = No Child Left Behind • 5 = The Fab Five (5 Components of Reading) • 3 = Assessment (Screening, Diagnostic, Progress Monitoring) • ii = Initial Instruction • iii = Intermediate, Intensive, Intervention

12. The Fab Five Phonemic Awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary Comprehension

13. Phonemic Awareness • The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate sounds of spoken words • Recognizes individual sounds • Recognizes same sounds • Recognizes word odd sound • Combines sequence of sounds • Breaks a word into separate sounds

14. Lite Tech Tape Recorder DLM Jack Hartman Language Master Whisper Phones Cheap Talk /Partner 4 Phonemic Resources • Software • Phonics Companion • Earobics 1 and 2 • Kidspiration • Internet Resources • www.songsforteaching.com • www.a1freesoundeffects.com/ • Mid Tech • Leap Frog Desk, Mat, Pad

19. Phonics • Understands the relationship between letters of written language and sounds of spoken language • Identifies useful series of sounds • Teach them in a logical sequence • Apply sounds to reading and writing

20. Software Startwrite Phonics Companion Reader Rabbit Baileys Book House Lets Go Read Internet Starfall.com www.edu4kids.com/alpha www.primarygames.com/ Lite Tech Magnetic or stamp Letters Word Walls Mid Tech Franklin Homework Wiz Phonics Resources

26. Fluency • Read text accurately and quickly • Bridge between word recognition and comprehension • With Fluency a child needs to read reread decodable words and connect the text • Two approaches to improve Fluency • Direct/Indirect

27. Software Kurzweil, Wynn,textHelp Soliloquy Living Books Fluent Reader Lite Tech Timers Taped recorded stories Students read to a tape High Tech Scanners & Computers Fluency Resources • Internet Resources • www.magickeys.com/books • Internet Public Library: Story Hour (ipl.si.umich.edu/youth/storyhour)

31. Vocabulary Vocabulary is expressive (what you say) and receptive (what you understand) • Words used to verbally communicate effectively • Words that you use to write • Words that you recognize in print

32. Software Kidspiration/Inspiration Boardmaker Reader Rabbit Writing with Symbols Pix Writer Picture It StartWrite IntelliTools program ClozePro Lite Tech Franklin Dictionary Reading Pen All-Turn-It Spinner Franklin Spelling Ace Franklin Language Master Vocabulary Technologies

33. Vocabulary WebsitesVocabulary Resources • Activities • Vocabulary Exercises • Fake Out! • Matching Exercises • FunBrain Word Games • Vocabulary Drill • Between the Lions • BlackDog’s Word Games • Flash Cards • Flashcard Exchange • EFL/ESL Flashcards • Jan Brett’s Dolch Flashcards • Boggle’s World Flashcards • High Frequency Words • Vocabulary Lists • Jan Brett’s Word Lists

39. Comprehension • Understand what is read Background Knowledge ActiveLearning Metacognition

40. Software Kurzweil/Wynn/ Read&Write Gold/ eReader ReadPlease Don Johnston Start-to-Finish Books SOLO Intellitools, BalanceLiteracy Internet www.storyplace.org www.awesomelibrary.com http://www.literacyaccessonline.com/ Site/siteindex.asp www.kidsclick.org Comprehension Resources • Comprehension Strategies • VENN Diagram Compare/contrast • Power Thinking • Two-Column Notes • Question Answer Relationship (QAR)

41. News-2-you.com Lite Tech Color filters Reading guides Highlighter pens & tapes Arrow Mid Tech Iris Pen II Reading Pen High Tech Scanners & Computer Comprehension Resources

49. Writing Centers • Writing Centers can help students develop, practice and demonstrate their literacy skills • Recent research that 70% of the students grade classroom responses are a result of written communication

50. Variety of writing utencils Grips Slant board Writing guides Raise-lined paper Colored-lined paper Switches Trackball Keyboards IntelliKeys Dana, Neo Voice Recognition Writing Papers WritingPhysical Aspects & Access Resource: LoTTIE Kit for Writing