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Contemporary Media Project. Candice Holmes. Capturing Students Attention. What can be done? Tools ??? Interest students Get on their level Physically involved. Tech Tool Targets Elementary Readers by Katie Ash. Portable learning device Captures students attention
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Contemporary Media Project Candice Holmes
Capturing Students Attention • What can be done? • Tools ??? • Interest students • Get on their level • Physically involved
Tech Tool Targets Elementary Readers by Katie Ash • Portable learning device • Captures students attention • Students scored higher (reading) than others • Improves students reading
Reading Success begins with families who read together By Sharon Darling • Family literacy • Learning program (1991) • Can score higher on test • Parental participation is key
Freedom Writers Directed by Richard LaGravenese • Teacher taught at risk students • Turned the class around • Related to students with life experiences • Got students involved • Encouraged students • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT0L1U-Rdj4
Boys' Book Club By Anna Guido • Boys were not interested • Gender gap- literacy/writing (Boys) • Teacher connected and created • Books were appealing • Stories about age group
Implementing Literacy Centers in the Primary Classroom • Focus centers • Positive learning • Interest all students • Encouraging students • Self direction and independence
What can be done ? • Entertaining Resources (Books, centers, movies etc) • Getting students involved • Invite families and friends (literacy) • Make writing/reading fun !!! • Make subjects appealing
Articles/Sources • http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/03/18/26teachermates.h29.html?tkn=ZZUFz4FAem5joGAqASCprYbQriO6iq71%2BovE&intc=es • http://www.ajc.com/opinion/reading-success-begins-with-898260.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT0L1U-Rdj4 • http://www.trcabc.com/resources/curriculum/implementing-literacy-centers-in-the-primary-classroom/ • http://www.bridges4kids.org/articles/2004/4-04/Enq3-29-04.html#top