E-reading: Effective Literacy Strategies

in the Digital Classroom

Karen Nitzkin Reading Specialist & Humanities Dept. Chair

Lauren Cannon Literacy Coordinator

30 million

24%

42%

31%

3%

Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced

Nationwide 8th grade reading levels

Motivation

Engagement

Distractions

Assessments

What everyone says are the causes…

Our Diagnosis

Students need help when and while they read

5 keys to being a great tutor…

Question: Ask students questions to check for understanding and focus on main ideas

Be a Resource: Provide background information to fill gaps in student knowledge and define words they do not understand

Discuss: Talk through important parts of the book as students read

Diagnose: Understand the skills where students have trouble to address them more frequently

Make accountable: Ensure the student knows you know exactly what work he or she did or did not complete

Two Solutions to help you be a tutor…

Digital Think Alouds

Actively Learn

Digital Think Aloud Example

Actively Learn Example

Question

Be a resource

Discuss

Diagnose

Image  of  seeing  student  annota/ons  and  flags  for  difficulty  

Make accountable

Thank you Karen Nitzkin

karen@...

Lauren Cannon lauren@

Graveyard

Benefits

Questioning

Vocabulary

Background

Discuss

Diagnose

Keys to Success Digital Think Aloud

Benefits

Questioning

Vocabulary

Background

Discuss

Discuss

Collaboration

5 Keys + 1 Digital Think Aloud Actively Learn

5 keys of a great tutor…

Questioning: Ask students questions to check for understanding and focus on main ideas

Vocabulary: Define a word a student does not understand

Background: Provide additional information that a student needs

Discuss: Talk through important parts of the book as students read

Diagnose: Understand the skills where students have trouble to address them more frequently