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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