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Creating and Managing a Literacy Program
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Constructing a Literacy ProgramConstructing a Literacy Program
• Setting Goals– Student needs are primary concern
• Choosing Materials
• Selecting Techniques & Strategies
• Building Motivation
• Building a Sense of Community
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Managing a Literacy ProgramManaging a Literacy Program• Using Time Efficiently
– Pacing– Closing the gap
• Providing for Individual Differences– Whole class grouping– Guided reading– Temporary skills group– Study buddies– Interest groups– Regrouping– Balanced grouping– Advantages and disadvantages
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Managing a Literacy Program Managing a Literacy Program (Continued)(Continued)
• Intervention Programs– Reading Recovery– Other programs– Adapt and modify programs for struggling
readers
• Continuous Monitoring of Progress
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Managing a Literacy Program Managing a Literacy Program (Continued)(Continued)
• Importance of Parents– Essential element– Involve all parents
• Working with Other Professionals– Resource personnel
• Using Reading to Close the Gap– 90/90/90 schools
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Literacy and Technology:Literacy and Technology:The New LiteracyThe New Literacy
• New Literacies• Internet
– Cyberguides, WebQuests– Web Sites– Open Content– Safety issues
• Other Uses of Computers– Practice– Tutorials– Simulations– Writing tools
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Literacy and Technology:Literacy and Technology:The New Literacy The New Literacy (Continued)(Continued)
• Selecting Software
• Getting the Most Out of Computers– Teacher guidance– Teacher tools
• Other Technologies– Audio– Audiovisual
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Literacy Today & TomorrowLiteracy Today & Tomorrow
• Growing in Use and Importance
• Requires Traditional and New Literacy Skills– Evaluation of sites– Better organizational, evaluation skills– Cognitive flexibility
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Assessing and Improving Assessing and Improving the Programthe Program
• Literacy Gap– NCLB and RTI
• Increased Reliance on Data for Assessment
• Work to Improve Student Learning
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Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development
• Stay Professionally Active
• Study Groups & Grade-Level Meetings
• Peer Observations & Use of Coaches
• Other Sources
• Setting Professional Goals
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Figure 13.1:Figure 13.1:
Checklist for Checklist for an Effective an Effective Literacy Literacy ProgramProgram
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Figure 13.1:Figure 13.1:(Continued)(Continued)
Checklist for Checklist for an Effective an Effective Literacy Literacy ProgramProgram