Our Vision: - To create a literacy-rich high school that successfully develops the academic literacy habits and skills of all students. (To be literate means to competently make meaning of... 
My goal: Get kids to read. Whether I'm writing a new book or visiting schools, I show kids how much fun they can have with a book. 
In search of some engrossing summer reads for your second grader? Look no further! We've combed the shelves for this solid gold list of second grade titles. 
Finding ways to get students to write about mathematics has played a pivotal role in my development and growth as a math teacher. Mathematical writing challenges students to express their ideas clearly and efficiently; ... 
I shared this list from What Kids Are Reading; The Book-Reading Habits of Students in American Sch... 
Lucy Gray is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Teacher, and is a dynamo at identifying resources for teachers. Her weekly blog covers many different aspects of teaching and learning with the iPad, and among these is literacy.
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As parents search for ways to make the most of the travel time during family road trips this summer, the answer might be as close as their pocket. A new study from PBS KIDS finds that mobile apps can provide an engaging, educational experience for kids. PBS KIDS today announced initial results of a study on the educational benefits of mobile gaming apps in conjunction with the 7th Annual Games for Change Festival in New York. A Rockman et al study found that vocabulary improved as much as 31 percent in children ages three to seven who played with the popular MARTHA SPEAKS app, which was created by series producer WGBH.
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It appears that struggling readers in middle school understand that engagement is needed for reading success, and 21st-century technology may hold a key to that, says the co-author of a new middle-school reading study, Dara Williams-Rossi, Southern...
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My Year 12 students are moving along to this outcome now in their VCAL Senior Literacy coursework, and I thought I would share the outcome overview video I have prepared for them as part of their Moodle course. 
O"In this post, Im sharing 10 free and low-cost apps that may be especially helpful for individuals who find reading and/or writing challenging. I've written previously about some of these resources, but I thought it might be useful to put them together in one place, with information about the apps in point form.
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hich leads me once more to the star of “Mr G Online”, the iPad. Again, though, the iPad will not have any impact on improving student writing if its use is not accompanied by innovative teaching backed by sound literacy principles and a change in attitude towards technology’s role in the writing process. Via Paul Shaw 
A collection of illustrated PDF writing prompts for young children... Thinking these would be a great springboard for a iPad Writing Lesson using an app like PaperPort Notes to extend the story: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paperport-notes/id476134017?mt=8 and Puppet Pals to bring it to life: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546?mt=8
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By Melissa Taylor
"As I started a go-to list of the best educational iPad apps for kids, the list got so long, I split up my posts into categories. So, today we’ll start with my favorite iPad apps for literacy — reading and writing for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age kids. Also, I’ve included special needs iPad app resources at the end of this post." Via Jim Lerman, Jim Harmon Reward your young readers & build their confidence with Bug Club's comics featuring Batman, Ladybird & more - http://t.co/iRDpg6on... 
A local school has partnered with 25 schools across the world with hopes of breaking a Guinness World Record for reading despite having dyslexia. 
When the first iPad launched in 2010, critics were quick to lampoon the device for being geared too heavily toward content consumption. 
This article offers a collection of interactive activities that help kids become more involved in the stories that they read. 
Story Shakers is the revolutionary online teaching tool that is shaking up Literacy teaching. Try our homepage storyboard to see how it works - just touch the dice! Story Shakers gives you thousands of different options for storyboards in a range of writing genres including stories, non-chronological reports, instructions and newspapers.
Via Gregg Morris, Heiko Idensen, Louise Robinson-Lay, Jim Lerman, Jim Harmon 
Technology will only advance learning if it is used to support literacy and inquiry, William Oehlkers and Cindy DiDonato write.
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Despite the growing use of multimedia in classrooms, schools remain primarily text oriented. This is a major problem for significant numbers of learners who struggle with text. No matter how capable they may be in other respects, these students are not “academically” oriented in the ways that tend to matter most in the classroom. For many, it’s a processing issue. Others have difficulty with the physical mechanics of writing. Via Eduware, Inc. 
Expecting students to read deeply and draw meaningful conclusions is at the heart of the Common Core ELA standards. Students are asked to read closely, cite evidence, and make evidence based inferences when they read. They are expected to deepen their learning by valuing textual evidence and reading critically. Annotating text is one way students can cite textual evidence, infer and deepen meaning as they read.. 
REVIEW: "Ann cant Sleep is an animated iPad eBook app for children. Its story is all about companionship, friends, and a little girl who just can't sleep and her efforts to find the right toy to help her get off to sleep."
Via John Evans 
Part I of a 4 part series in which literacy gurus like Stephen Krashen, Chris Tovani, and Regie Routman answer the question, "How do we help our students become better readers?" 
Be a Real Author: Write Your Own Chapters, Vote on other Author's Chapters, and get Published. Via Lisa Johnson |
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