Technology Within a Balanced Literacy Program

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Technology Within a Balanced Literacy Program

• Susan A Silverman

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Components of a Balanced Literacy Program-Reading

• Read Aloud Teacher reads to the class.
• Shared Reading Teacher reads to class, students
  then join in.
• Guided Reading Teacher introduces a book which
  students read themselves.
• Independent Reading Students read book alone or
  with partners.

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Components of a Balanced Literacy Program-Writing

• Modeled/Shared Writing-Teacher and class write
  text together. The teacher acts as a scribe.
• Interactive Writing- Teacher and class write text
  together using a shared pen technique.
• Guided Writing or Writing Workshop- The teacher
  guides individuals or small groups on the writing
  process.
• Independent Writing-Students write their own text
  and help each other.Adapted from Guided
  Reading by Fountas Pinnell

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Five Rules of Thumb for Maintaining Balance

• Teach skills as a way to gain meaning. Skills are
  not ends in themselves.
• Each day, include time for both guided
  instruction and independent work. Otherwise,
  students will never internalize skills and make
  them their own.
• Avoid teaching children as if they were empty
  receptacles for knowledge. Instead, allow them to
  build knowledge in a process-oriented way.

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• Integrate print and electronic materials
  effectively. That way, your classroom will
  reflect the multimedia world in which students
  live.
• Always consider standardized test scores in light
  of informal assessment data. Encourage parents to
  do the same.
• Dorothy S. Strickland, Professor of Education,
  Rutgers University

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Integrate Print and Electronic Materials
Effectively

• Classroom Whole Group Activity
• Computer Lab
• School Media Center
• Classroom Literacy Center

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Fairy Tale Folk Tale Cyber Dictionary

• Read Aloud
• Shared Reading
• Guided Reading
• Independent Reading
• Shared Writing
• Interactive Writing
• Writing Workshop
• Independent Writinghttp//www.op97.k12.il.us/ins
  truct/ftcyber/

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Kidspired Tales

• Grades K-2
• Teacher created activities that can be used in
  learning centers.
• Kidspiration software required
• http//www.northcanton.sparcc.org/ptk1nc/kidspire
  d2002/

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Graph Goodies

• Combines Guided Reading and Math
• Literacy Center Resource
• http//comsewogue.k12.ny.us/ssilverman/graphs/

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Susan Silvermans Collaborative Learning Model

• Can incorporate all components in a Balanced
  Literacy and Reading program.
• Writing activities are modeled for students.
• http//kids-learn.org

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Online Read Aloud Stories

• Hiyah.comhttp//www.hiyah.com/main_page.html
• Scholastichttp//www.scholastic.com/kids
• PBS Kidshttp//pbskids.org/

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More Online Read Aloud Stories

• Childrens Storybooks Onlinehttp//www.magickeys.
  com/books/
• Alphabet Actionhttp//www.learningplanet.com/act/
  fl/aact/aact.htm
• Sesame Workshophttp//www.sesamestreet.com/

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Enchanted Learning K-3

• Little Explorers
• K-3 Themes
• Rebus Rhymes
• A Center Activity Gold Mine!
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com

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Skill Building Center Activities

• Words and Pictureshttp//www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wo
  rdsandpictures/index.shtml
• Fake Out- Definition Gamehttp//www.eduplace.com/
  dictionary/
• Fun Brain-Interactive Gameshttp//www.funbrain.co
  m/

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Kid Pix

• Independent Writing and Reading
• Shared Writing and Reading
• Pocantico Hills Schoolhttp//www2.lhric.org/pocan
  tico/pocantic.html
• Informationhttp//www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/curric
  ulum/kidpix.htm

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Questions and Answers

• E-Mailsusansilverman_at_yahoo.com