Using Web-based Resources in Literacy Programs

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Stretch Your Technology Budget
Using Web-based Resources in Literacy Programs
Patsy Gibbs Reading First Coach Madison Parish
Schools
Karol Osborne Extension Agent 4-H Youth
Development
Juanita Johnson Professor 4-H Youth Development
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What this Computer Lab Offers

• Access to Free Resources, Information, and
  Materials
• Annotated links to the best-of-the-best Web
  sites that provide information on research-based
  reading literacy strategies
• Lesson plans
• Online student tutorials
• Help for parents
• Online Professional Development

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Tour of Web-based Resources via Scenarios
Topic Reading Literacy ? Scenario 1 Lesson
Plans ? Scenario 2 Computer-based Projects
? Scenario 3 Online Books ? Scenario 4The
Arts ? Scenario 6 Professional Development
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Scenario 1 Lesson Plans

• Research clearly indicates that the effective use
  of technology can result in higher levels of
  learning.
• You are looking for ready-made templates and
  lesson plans for elementary students.
• Awesome Library Organizes the Web with 35,000
  carefully reviewed resources.
• Go to http//www.awesomelibrary.org

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Awesome Library http//www.awesomelibrary.org
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Additional lessons on Fluency

• Fluency is the ability to read text with speed,
  accuracy, and proper expression. 
• Fluent readers
• Recognize words automatically
• Read aloud effortlessly and with expression
• Do not have to concentrate on decoding
• Can focus on comprehension
• To locate lessons Go to the Harlan Community
  School District of Harlan, Iowas Web site.

Go to http//np.harlan.k12.ia.us/reading_center.h
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Click on Word Lists and High Frequency Phrases

• Click on the links on the page to open a
  PowerPoint presentation of word lists or high
  frequency phrases. There is a beginner and
  advanced levels.
• Word Lists
• High Frequency Phrases

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Go to http//np.harlan.k12.ia.us/reading_center.h
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Scenario 2 Computer Projects

• Researchers consistently find that tools for
  youth to create computer-generated projects helps
  to build motivation.
• You are looking for web-based software.
• Go to http//www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/i
  ndex.asp

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http//www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.as
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Scenario 3 Online Books

• A teacher is looking for varied reading materials
  to meet the needs of parents in a youth and
  family literacy program.
• Unfortunately, she has no budget for purchasing
  books.
• Someone suggested using online books.
• Where can she find recommendations?

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Go to Starfall.com

• First, she would go to www.starfall.com
• Second, she should click on Im Reading.
• Starfall is primarily designed for first grade
  students, but materials are also useful for
  pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade.

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http//www.starfall.com/
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For additional activities, go to
Scholastichttp//www.scholastic.com/ispy/play/

• I Spy is a series of books, software, puzzles,
  and games for children. It combines intriguing
  photographs of familiar-object with rich rhyming
  riddles to create visual brain-teasing puzzles.
• The activities focus on clever object
  associations, word play, and themes that help
  children build important learning skills,
  including reading, problem solving, and
  creativity.

I Spy
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Scenario 4 The Arts

• A team of parents are concerned about their
  childrens poor reading comprehension,
  particularly the performance of struggling
  students.
• They have been reading about the powerful role
  the arts can play in promoting learning.
• What they find most intriguing are strategies for
  infusing arts and crafts and multimedia into
  literacy instruction.
• Where can they go to find some good ideas to
  launch their program ideas?

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Go to Crayola.com

• First, go to http//www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/
  
• Second, then go to the section, Coloring Pages.
• Third, then begin to search through the sections
• Parents
• Teachers
• Craft Ideas

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http//www.crayola.com
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For additional Arts activities, go to
Tammyyee.com

• http//www.tammyyee.com/origami.html

Origami Projects Paper folding projects from
your favorite books!
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http//tammyyee.com/origami.html
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For additional Arts activitiesgo to SEDL
(formerly the Southwest Educational Development
Laboratory)

• http//www.sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits/
• The toolkit includes promising practices and
  sample lessons in
• Arts
• Reading Literacy
• Math
• Science
• Technology
• Homework

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http//www.sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits/index.htm
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Scenario 5 Professional Development

• A 4-H volunteer leader needs more information on
  how to organize a literacy program.
• Unfortunately, he doesnt have the time to go and
  take a class at the local university.
• He considers the possibility of taking an online
  course.
• Where can he find online, free training on
  literacy programming?

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Go to Thinkfinity http//www.thinkfinity.org/pd/r
equest_training.aspx
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What Is Thinkfinity?
Thinkfinity.org is a Web site that contains
thousands of free lesson plans and student
materials for every core subject, designed by the
leading educational organizations in the United
States.

• A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and
  the nations leading educational and literacy
  organizations
• 55,000 FREE education and literacy resources
• FREE professional development

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Thinkfinitys Content Partners
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Arts
National Council on Economic Education Economics
National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Mathematics
International Reading Association National Council of Teachers of English Reading/Language Arts
American Association for the Advancement of Science Science
National Geographic Society Geography
National Museum of American History American History
American Library Association, National Center for Family Literacy ProLiteracy Worldwide Adult Family Literacy
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Dissemination

• Who will you tell about this Computer Lab?
• Why?
• When and how?

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Contact information
Patsy Gibbs Reading First Coach Madison Parish
Schools patsy.gibbs_at_madisonpsb.org
Karol Osborne Extension Agent 4-H Youth
Development LSU AgCenter Madison Parish
kosborne_at_agcenter.lsu.edu
Juanita Johnson Professor LSU AgCenter Department
of 4-H Youth Development jjohnson_at_agcenter.lsu.edu