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Contemporary Media Project
Candice Holmes
What can be done? Tools ??? Interest students Get on their level Physically involved
Capturing Students Attention
Portable learning device Captures students attention Students scored higher (reading) than others Improves students reading
Tech Tool Targets Elementary Readers by Katie Ash
Family literacy Learning program (1991) Can score higher on test Parental participation is key
Reading Success begins with families who read together By Sharon Darling
Teacher taught at risk students Turned the class around Related to students with life experiences Got students involved Encouraged students http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT0L1U-Rdj
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Freedom Writers Directed by Richard LaGravenese
Boys were not interested Gender gap- literacy/writing (Boys) Teacher connected and created Books were appealing Stories about age group
Boys' Book Club By Anna Guido
Focus centers Positive learning Interest all students Encouraging students Self direction and independence
Implementing Literacy Centers in the Primary Classroom
Entertaining Resources (Books, centers,
movies etc) Getting students involved Invite families and friends (literacy) Make writing/reading fun !!! Make subjects appealing
What can be done ?
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/03/18
/26teachermates.h29.html?tkn=ZZUFz4FAem5joGAqASCprYbQriO6iq71%2BovE&intc=es
http://www.ajc.com/opinion/reading-success-begins-with-898260.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT0L1U-Rdj4
http://www.trcabc.com/resources/curriculum/implementing-literacy-centers-in-the-primary-classroom/
http://www.bridges4kids.org/articles/2004/4-04/Enq3-29-04.html#top
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