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
What are Literacy Centers ?
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
Why are They Important
Eric Jensen writes
“A change in location is the easiest
way to get the brain’s attention.”
Differences Between
Literacy and Traditional Centers
Traditional
• Materials may have
only been
introduced once
• Centers change on
a weekly basis
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
Differences Between
Literacy and Traditional Centers
Traditional
Literacy
• Centers are often • Student use stations in
used by students
a meaningful
when they finish
independent manner
their work.
daily
• All students do the • Materials are
same activity
differentiated to meet
different needs and
levels
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
Getting Started
Content
• Model ALL Literacy Centers
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Introduce Skill
Teacher models
Class discusses model
Students model
Class discusses model
PRACTICE
PRACTICE
PRACTICE
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”
Florida’s Reading Formula
Florida’s Reading Formula
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5+3+ii+iii = No Child Left Behind
5 = The Fab Five (5 Components of Reading)
3 = Assessment (Screening, Diagnostic, Progress
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ii = Initial Instruction
iii = Intermediate, Intensive, Intervention
Monitoring)
The Fab Five
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Phonemic Awareness
• The ability to hear, identify, and
manipulate sounds of spoken words
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Recognizes individual sounds
Recognizes same sounds
Recognizes word odd sound
Combines sequence of sounds
Breaks a word into separate sounds
Phonemic Resources
• Software
– Phonics Companion
– Earobics 1 and 2
– Kidspiration
•Internet Resources
• Lite Tech
– Tape Recorder
• DLM
• Jack Hartman
– Language Master
– Whisper Phones
– Cheap Talk /Partner 4
•www.songsforteaching.com
•www.a1freesoundeffects.com/ •Mid Tech
–Leap Frog Desk, Mat, Pad
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
Phonics Resources
• Software
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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
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
Fluency Resources
• Software
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Kurzweil, Wynn,textHelp
Soliloquy
Living Books
Fluent Reader
•Internet Resources
• Lite Tech
– Timers
– Taped recorded stories
– Students read to a tape
• High Tech
– Scanners & Computers
–www.magickeys.com/books
–Internet Public Library: Story
Hour (ipl.si.umich.edu/youth/storyhour)
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
Vocabulary Technologies
• Software
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Kidspiration/Inspiration
Boardmaker
Reader Rabbit
Writing with Symbols
Pix Writer
Picture It
StartWrite
IntelliTools program
ClozePro
• Lite Tech
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Franklin Dictionary
Reading Pen
All-Turn-It Spinner
Franklin Spelling Ace
Franklin Language Master
Vocabulary Websites
Vocabulary Resources
• Activities
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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
Comprehension
• Understand what is read
Background
Knowledge
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TIFF (LZW) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Active Learning
Metacognition
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Comprehension Resources
Comprehension
Strategies
• Software
– Kurzweil/Wynn/ Read&Write Gold/
eReader
– ReadPlease
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VENN Diagram
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Power Thinking
• Start-to-Finish Books
• SOLO
Two-Column Notes
– Intellitools, BalanceLiteracy
Question Answer
• Internet
Relationship
– www.storyplace.org
(QAR)
Compare/contrast
– Don Johnston
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www.awesomelibrary.com
http://www.literacyaccessonline.com/
Site/siteindex.asp
www.kidsclick.org
Comprehension Resources
• News-2-you.com
• Lite Tech
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Color filters
Reading guides
Highlighter pens & tapes
Arrow
• Mid Tech
– Iris Pen II
– Reading Pen
• High Tech
– Scanners & Computer
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TIFF (LZW) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
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
Writing
Physical Aspects & Access
• Variety of writing
utencils
• Grips
• Slant board
• Writing guides
• Raise-lined paper
• Colored-lined paper
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Switches
Trackball
Keyboards
IntelliKeys
Dana, Neo
Voice Recognition
Writing Papers
Resource: LoTTIE Kit for Writing
Writing Support
Materials
• Structured Writing: Using Inspiration Software to Teach
Paragraph Writing (Book avail. Through ISTE)
• Computer-Based Study Strategies (CBSS)
• Write It Down
• iReading + iWriting + iThinking + T/n = L3
Writing Software
• Graphic Organizers
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Inspiration & Kidspiration
Draft Builder
Writing Companion
OmniOutline
OneNote
• Symbols to Text
– Clicker 4 & Wordbar
– Writing with Symbols
– Pix Writer & Picture It
• Word Prediction
– Co:Writer
– PenFriend
– Build into IntelliTools
Classroom Suite
• Lite Tech Tools
– Electronic Spell Checker
– Electronic Recorders
– Videotape
Provide practice activities for using the tools for a
meaningful purpose or within part of the writing
process.
Writing Software
• Talking word
Processors
– Scholastic Keys
– Write Outloud
– IntelliTalk II
(Classroom Suite)
– Kurzweil
– Wynn
– textHelp
• Many more
• Multimedia
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PowerPoint
mPower
Keynote
BuildAbility
My Own Bookshelf
Classroom Suite
(IntelliTools)
Writing for Real Reasons
• Letter Writing
• Publishing Sites
– Classroom
• Writing Papers and
Newsletters
Borders
– Classroom
• “Publisher” kinds of
Websites and Blogs
programs
– Sites for children,
• Bibliography Sites
such as MidLink
Magazine
Writing Web Sites
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Internet
www.readwritethink.org/materials/storymap/index.html
www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer.com
http://www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html
www.graphicorganizer.com
Accommodations
Accommodations
• Single message output device with directions for
the center
• Book Fluffers
• Touch Screen (Magic Touch)
• Magnifier
• Switch Interface for computer access
– Discover
– Switch Hopper
• Powerlink for tape recorders
• Page Ups
Good Web Sites
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http://www.abcteach.com
http://bookpals.net/storyline/
http://www.bookpop.com/
http://www.muralschool.com/clifford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
Good Websites
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www.getreadytoread.org
www.ld.org
www.oslis.k12.or.us
www.gigglepoetry.com
www.poetryteachers.com
www.poetry4kids.com
Links to Literacy
Literacy Centers for ALL Learners
Thank You
The End
Writing Centers
• Writing Mechanics
– Raise Line Paper
– Pencil Grips
– Highlighters, pencils,
pens
– Writing Guides
– Slant Board
– AlphaSmart, Neo,
DANA,Writer
– Intellikeys
– Mini keyboards
• Lite Tech
– Electronic Spell Check
– Digital Recorder
• High Tech
– Discover
– Computers
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Software
– Talking word Processors
• Scholastic Keys
• Customize Office Toolbar
• Co:writer
• Write Outloud
• IntelliTalk3
• Kurzweil, Wynn, Read&Write
– Voice Recognition
• Dragon Naturally Speaking
• Word 2000 & XP
– Symbols to Text
• Clicker 4
• Writing With Symbols
• Pix Writer
• Picture IT
– Multi Media
• BuildAbility
• PowerPoint
• IntelliPics Studio