2. Integrating Technology Into a Reading Program By Shawna White May
Slides 3-5
Schools Help Struggling Readers with Soliloquy By Dave Nagel
Slides 6-8
Technology Redefines Reading Diagnosis Instruction By Jessica Ellen Boice
Slides 9-11
Conclusion and Summary By Pam Bless
Slides 12-13
3. Integrating Technology Into a Reading Program
By Shawna White May
In today’s world teaching has become an even greater challenge. The classroom
is larger with students from diverse backgrounds and different styles of learning.
The need for technology in the classroom is even greater for these same reasons.
Using technology in the class is more than keeping a grade book electronically.
Technology should be in he hands of and used by students in the classroom.
May is an instructional technology teacher believes since reading and technology
are the two big key words in the education area, they could be combined into an
excellent teaching tool.
Some of the software she uses is Kidspiration, and Timeliner both make learning
more fun for the students. Kidspiraton software is kid friendly and used to create
story webs and other creative activities. Timeliner is used to create timelines and
other sequencing projects. This is great for having the child reproduce a book on
a timeline to see if they comprehend the order of events.
4. Integrating Technology Into a Reading Program
By Shawna White May
As far as hardware she incorporates
Alphasmarts, which are wireless keyboards with a
small screen for viewing what your are typing. When
done with the project the Alphasmarts connect to
any computer for uploading the work done. May
also incorporates digital cameras so the students
can use pictures to display an idea from the story.
Research is reflecting that technology is
integrated with literacy education is increasing the
students’ ability to read.
Alphasmarts Keyboard
5. Integrating Technology Into a Reading Program
By Shawna White May
May also makes a valid point when saying “literacy today is not
just limited to books. Students with literacy issues will suffer far
more consequences because reading words it a necessary skill in
the world of technology. When using the world, wide web, word
processing , and email.
When teaching reading May uses a few methods . The first is she
reads to the class as a group , the second is to divide in to small
reading groups. After each reading the students must complete
assignments to increase their understanding and measure their
comprehension.
With this being the dawning of technology it is more important
that students are literate in both books and technology. Their
success depends up on it.
6. Schools Help Struggling Readers with Soliloquyby Dave Nagel
Soliloquy Reading Assistant (SRA) is a program that is geared for
grades 1-12, many adult remedial literacy programs are now using
this great program. “SRA is a one on one, guided oral reading
program that uses speech recognition technology to improve
fluency and vocabulary.” This program has been used in various
schools to achieve in a multitude of ways. In every case it has
proven successful.
Students use a microphone to read books into the computer.
The SRA’s speech recognition is able to correct any mistakes on
the part of the reader, and speaks the word correctly. The
software is also able to give definitions of individual words. The
software also records the lesson session for the teacher to review.
7. Schools Help Struggling Readers with Soliloquyby Dave Nagel
Laredo Independent School District of Texas has adopted using
SRA for special education students district wide. The students
use the program on average twenty minutes three times a week.
Using this reading program had a good impact on the students’
achievements in reading.
Laredo’s school district is ninety percent Spanish and many of
the students had parents that could not speak English so they
were unable to assist their children with reading at home. The
SRA is able to correct their pronunciation and is increasing their
fluency in English. Maybe most importantly they are starting to
enjoy reading!
8. Schools Help Struggling Readers with Soliloquyby Dave Nagel
In the state of Alabama, Daphne Elementary School South has
utilized the Reading Assistant with a variety of students. The students
included some “mainstream” struggling readers, ELL students, and
special education students. SRA was originally planned for special
education students, but the school now has over 300 students utilizing
the reading program.
Rosemont Elementary in Florida, started using SAR with
struggling readers in grades 4—6. After two months of using the
program those students improved the reading scores. With the
majority reaching the next level of literacy. Jacqueline Duester, a
reading support teacher states “ We have used other programs
without this level of success. Students love reading in the neutral
environment.”
9. Technology Redefines Reading Diagnosis InstructionBy Je
Technology ‘s presence in education is growing. Not only is it growing , but the ways we are
using technology is growing. Using technology is allowing teachers to reshape the instructional
methods which they use. In higher education technology is being used to post text and
administer exams.
Breaking ground technology is interactive simulated experience activities. These programs
allow students to get a better grasp of what is really happening instead of just reading a text
book.
10. Technology Redefines Reading Diagnosis InstructionBy Je
At the University in Buffalo N.Y. (UB), graduate students studying
to be reading specialists are put through a very rigorous program.
The goal is for the students to master the art of assessment,
evaluation , and remediation of reading problems. The skills and
framework of this important task is taught in instructional units, but
the UB takes it a lot farther. The Graduate School department of
Education introduced a simulation program to assist in learning
these diagnosis and remediation skills.
The students use t he information and evaluation information of a
real student. All information is put together to be accurate, but to
protect the true identity of the child being studied. The program
starts by a graduate student reviewing the information of 5 case
studies.
11. Technology Redefines Reading Diagnosis InstructionBy Je
After choosing one case the student is then taken to the child’s diagnostic options page. The
diagnostic options vary from case to case. The diagnostic options will have the child's history
with scores from various evaluations., and it will also have audio clips from the child reading and
other orally collected work. Using this case study the grad student works to construct his
evaluation of the child in his case. This is often the first time many have encountered students
with reading problems. This method of educating graduate students in the reading specialist
program allows them to work at their own pace, complete more case studies than before, and
give them a more real idea of what they will face as teachers.
12. Summary
and
Conclusion
The classroom of tomorrow is no
longer going to serve the students of
today! The blackboard must be
assisted by the continual addition of
technology. As we read in the
articles students are learning better
and teachers a learning to teach
better all with the use of today’s
technology.
I was once told the classroom
pictured here was the “graveyard” of
education. This will no longer work
13. Summary and
conclusion
Teachers will need to be more versatile with
their abilities to incorporate, computers,
digital imaging, and other things like the
Alphasmarts in to the classroom. Not only
are children responding to this learning
style , but the y will have to be literate with
technology in the world they live in.
However, that doesn’t mean the teacher sits
at the desk and lets the computers be the
teacher.. As May stated in her article “It
means that the teacher is using
numerous types of technology to
enhance what the students are learning.”
The teachers of today and tomorrow have
a tall order to fill!
14. Boice, Jessica Ellen. Technology Redefines Reading Diagnosis
Instruction. T.H.E. Journal, November 2000,
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/15116_1.
May, Shawna White. Integrating Technology Into a Reading
Program, T.H.E. Journal, 3/1/2003,
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/16301
Nagel,Dave., Schools Help Struggling Readers with Soliloquy,
T.H.E. Journal, 5/17/2007,
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/20675
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