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Using Technology to Support StrugglingElementary Readers
March 22, 2009
Kimberly Lightle, Ohio State UniversityLois McLean and Rick Tessman, McLean Media
Students need literacy support outside of reading and language arts!
Content area reading
Use of informational text
Explicit strategy instruction and modeling
Activate prior knowledge
Build knowledge of key concepts
Engage and motivate students
Support fluency and comprehension
Differentiate instruction
Clarify content and facilitate visualization of concepts
Demonstrate understanding
Practice comprehension strategies
BEFORE DURING AFTER
Technology can help support students…
an online magazine for k-5 teachers
Funded by the National Science Foundation
Incorporates polar science and literacy into the elementary science curriculum
Content knowledge, lesson plans, bookshelf, researcher profiles, misconceptions, and more!
Copyright Greg W. Lasley, www.greglasley.net
an online magazine for k-5 teachers
NSDL project site http://www.contentclips.com
Free collection and simple tool to organize clips from different sites into dynamic presentations
Register to save what you find and assemble
Clips focus on life science. Tool is open-ended.
Use multimedia resources build knowledge of vocabulary, concepts, and connections among
them
What is Content Clips?
the Content Clips recipe
FIND publishedclips in the Clips Collection
ADD personal clips from other sites
MIX and organize clips to make sets
and activities
SERVE clips, sets, and activities
FIND CLIPS - images
FIND CLIPS - video
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FIND CLIPS - e-books
Tip:limit searchto “e-book”
FIND SETS - topic-based
http://www.contentclips.com/ipy/fwd/ipy_080_set_aur_6002.html
ADDMake your own clips to add to your personal collection
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add your own clip link
MIX
Mix published and personal objectsto create sets and activities
Arctic Mammal Set
MIX
View in list or in this presentation view
MIX
MIX - create an activity
Search results or Set Contents
Items added to activity
SERVEAssign to Clip Zone
Need to replace screenprint (left) with one showing new Clip Zone tab
Activate and assess prior knowledge
Build vocabulary
Address diverse needs
Use images, audio, and video to engage and motivate
Using Content Clips for pre-reading
Mystery Sounds (BLACK)
Can you match the animal to the mystery sound?
Mystery Sounds
Mystery Sounds
Mystery Sounds
Mystery Sounds
Mystery Sounds
Mystery Sounds
Mammal Sort
http://www.contentclips.com/ipy/fwd/ipy_0901_act_1_81.html
Link on Arctic Mammal ezine issue “misconceptions” page
Content Clips in classroom video
Content Clips in classroom video
Reflects issue’s science content
Available at three grade levels: K-1, 2-3, and 4-5
Available in three formats: text-only, illustrated book, and e-book
Literacy templates designed for use with the articles
Informational Text
Grades K-1 e-book
Grades 2-3 e-book
Grades 4-5 e-book
Help students visualize concepts.
Could also be used before reading to build background knowledge.
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Video Clips
Integrated ScienceandLiteracyActivities
Help developthe sciencecontentknowledgefrom thetext.
Literacy Strategy
Focus on listening comprehension
Teacher usesarticle as a read aloud, assesses understanding through use of templates.
Use Content Clips to create your own interactive post-reading activities
Identify similarities and differences
Sequencing and retelling
Note-taking
http://www.contentclips.com
Thank You!
Kimberly Lightle: [email protected] Fries-Gaither: [email protected]
Lois McLean and Rick Tessman: [email protected]
