Reading


 * This page was created back in 2010**

Here you can find ideas of how ICT's have been used to support reading.

Into The Book Through need to really find out more detail about how well my yr 2's (20 of them reading at gold and above) are comprehending rather than decoding text, I introduced this interactive website as a whole class activity. The website covers 8 reading comprehension strategies through interactive activities and videos.

I have taken a week or two to focus on each strategy depending on how the children understand. I introduce the strategy at the start of the week and as a class we work together to complete an interactive activity, projected onto the big screen. THis can be repeated at beginning of each guided reading session. There is also a short video of an American teacher discussing this strategy with a class of children. Then during guided reading groups our entire discussion is based on the strategy and our follow-up activity is related. When I feel children are understanding this strategy better I design an assesment task (usually based on a shared book) to see just who is there and who may need more later in the year.

By the end of the 8 strategies (end of Term 2) I should have a clear picture of what comprehension strategies my able readers are really using and which ones they are poor at, for revisiting later in the year. The children are motivated by the website, and several have now gone on this site at home, or in the mornings or reading choice at school. They can't wait to do 'Into the book'

Incorporating ICT into your Literacy Programme A wiki created by local teachers which has plenty of ideas about how ICT's can be used to enhance each of the literacy learning progressions.

Literacy Alive Through e-books
Lorraine Watchhorn's note from her e-books and learning seminars. Heaps of great links and ideas.