Facilitated events to
support student literacy and educate parents on literacy building strategies.
Teachers in modern classrooms need to consider using technology to
support student literacy development, due in large part to new conceptions of literacy brought about by the emergence of Web 2.0 models, including participatory information sharing, collaborative processes, and virtual communities.
One of four goals was for teacher candidates to envision classroom applications of these tools to
support student literacy once they had worked with and been exposed to the tools.
In fact, candidate comments recorded in chat sessions, online discussion boards, and anecdotal notes taken by the instructors during the live discussions indicate that candidates» reasons for selecting these tools may have had more to do with their ability to present content rather than to
support student literacy development.
Candidates scored each technology based on their impressions of its ability to
support student literacy development.
What technologies do teacher candidates» view as most likely to
support student literacy development?
By exposing candidates to technologies carefully chosen for their ability to
support student literacy development, candidates may be motivated to adopt these technologies for their own classroom practice and to recommend these technologies to colleagues.
Candidates in this study stated their opinions about which technologies they felt would most likely
support student literacy development and which they would adopt and recommend to colleagues.
What technologies do teacher candidates» intend to adopt in their future instructional practices to
support student literacy development?
This interpretation of the data indicates that candidates did consider the use of these tools to
support student literacy development after considering their own presentation needs first.
Teachers must ask questions, locate information, evaluate the usefulness of the technology, synthesize information about how to implement that technology to
support student literacy development and communicate this information to their learners.
As noted previously, the technology tools included in this study should not be considered literacy tools and may not inherently support students» literacy development; however, teachers» uses of these technologies can
support student literacy development.
Thus, the anticipated and desired progression the candidates made was increased familiarity, first, followed by appropriate and relevant classroom application to
support student literacy.
Teachers» abilities to use technology effectively to
support student literacy development is reliant on several factors: their knowledge of technology; their knowledge of pedagogical approaches; and their attitudes toward technology integration (Ertmer & Ottenbreit - Leftwich, 2010).
Why are content - area teachers the best ones to
support student literacy learning?
A selection of activities to
support students literacy and increase their engagement in science.
Teachers should focus on
supporting student literacy development with these technologies.
Furthermore, the study examined which digital technologies candidates saw as most valuable in
supporting student literacy development and whether level of licensure made an impact on their receptiveness to the presented technologies.
Not exact matches
Last month the Canadian high - tech lobby group Information and Communication Technology Council along with Music Canada jointly made the case for increased government
support of arts education, especially music, on the basis that music
students «performed better in general intelligence skills such as
literacy, verbal memory, mathematics and IQ,» are more creative and have better social skills.
The Reading Road Trip, gives both Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts guests as well as those visiting the islands, the opportunity to visit a locally
supported school to offer
literacy, comprehension and vocabulary
support and to provide books to
students during the school year.
The
literacy curriculum will
support more than 1,000
students at the Five Acres Therapeutic School (non-public) over the next ten years.
He also talked about the generous, multi-year
support Dr. Williams has given to the Dr. Walter Cooper Fund at REF to encourage the success and
literacy of
students at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy School Number 10.
Teachers» Choice applicants can apply for up to 200 new books apiece to be used in projects
supporting literacy such as
student book clubs, parent - child reading events and other activities or events.
Teachers» Choice applicants can apply for up to 200 new books from REF's collection or 100 special order books to be used in projects
supporting literacy such as
student book clubs, parent - child reading events and other activities or events.
The company was honored for its
Literacy for Life partnerships at Schools 8 and 20, for its philanthropic focus on education, and for its
support of city
students through philanthropy and personal volunteer engagement.
The Senior Scientists and Engineers (SSE) and AAAS forms the AAAS / SSE STEM Volunteer Program to
support K - 12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, foster STEM
literacy, and motivate
students to pursue STEM careers.
With a mission of
supporting science
literacy for all
students, Science Buddies offers more than 1,100 free projects and activities that provide quality, scientist - authored experimental procedures.
Through Elmer's
support, Science Buddies will help millions of
students from all walks of life to build their
literacy in science and technology so they can become productive and engaged citizens in the 21st century.
We're proud to
support the developing
literacy of
students here in New York.
Literacy coaches are there to
support you and to work with you to boost
student achievement, not to evaluate or judge you based on what you may or may not know.
It is only with this kind of time - intensive, high - quality effort in all classrooms that we will be able to
support all Hispanic
students — whether designated as «English proficient» or not — to develop the advanced
literacy skills needed for high - school graduation and well beyond.
The state also invested substantial
support for early readers and focused on retaining 3rd graders who fail to read at grade level; state law allows for, but does not require, those
students to be held back, which both Skandera and Martinez criticized as insufficient in a state with exceptionally low rates of adult
literacy.
This is a guide for mainstream teachers on how best to
support students with dyslexia or similar
literacy difficulties.
In one of CERG's recent studies,
students were 26 percent more likely to correctly identify accurate and inaccurate news stories after a course on media
literacy, even if those news stories
supported their preconceived beliefs.
Did you know that research says we should have at least 1,200 books in our classroom libraries to
support our
students»
literacy?
First, though, teachers need the background knowledge and
support to prepare
students to engage powerfully with this new form of
literacy.
Government schools will each receive a share of a $ 1.09 billion fund next year for educational resources and
student support, including targeted
literacy and numeracy programs, teacher training, and additional speech pathologists.
In 2017
literacy and numeracy
support initiatives were among the most commonly funded programs while many schools also invested in additional staff to assist
students with disabilities.
At Charles R. Drew Charter School, the
Literacy Center and Math Lab provide fun, engaging, and enriching interventions to help
support students most in need.
As a result, many schools are self - proclaimed STEM schools, with leadership driving the development of a vision that encompasses strong professional learning
support for teachers to develop
students» scientific
literacy.
In partnership with Vanderbilt University, the Center is researching and developing a technology - rich learning environment that makes it possible for schools to provide personalized
literacy support across content areas to students throughout the school day — The Universal Literacy Networ
literacy support across content areas to
students throughout the school day — The Universal
Literacy Networ
Literacy Network (ULN).
The school is located between two small towns, and this event is part of a broader endeavor called «Building Dreams Together» that is designed to unite residents of both communities to
support students»
literacy development.
Government schools will each receive a share of $ 1.09 billion next year for educational resources and
student support, including targeted
literacy and numeracy programs, teacher training, and additional speech pathologists.
It has such programs for transportation, reimbursement for high - cost special education
students, early - childhood education,
literacy programs, kindergarten - development grants,
support for
students scoring low on state tests (the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System), and school construction assistance.
It would be useful as - revision - lesson starter - settling activity - cover work - end of term activity - extension task -
literacy support for EAL or SEND
students -
literacy across the curriculum - assessment for learning or afl task Contains printable pdf and answers for the crossword and wordsearch.
She also has a private tutoring practice, and provides
literacy support to
students of all ages after school.
This might seem odd, given that it is the reading portion of the FCAT that
students must pass to earn promotion and that the rhetoric
supporting Florida's retention program emphasizes that it will improve
student literacy.
Designed to
support schools as they are introducing the Common Core reading and writing lessons to their
students, LightSail's
literacy platform uses proven tools such a library of great books, Common Core -...
Includes powerpoint; link to starter video; worksheet with starter, self assessment, and
literacy support; empty PEE worksheet for
students, and a completed sheet for them to check their work against.
While working in schools in the United States and abroad, with few or abundant financial resources, with little or significant accountability, I puzzled over these same questions: How can educators
support the
literacy development of
students, particularly those who tend to struggle in their school contexts?