Full Description
To make content area learning more engaging and meaningful for all students Kathy and Bill present teachers with a basic framework for pairing literacy strategies with readily available classroom technology. Drawing on concepts of universal design, and flexible curriculum access, the authors explore legislation authorizing the use of technology for learners with diverse abilities and offer teachers tools to make technology work in their classroom. Their evidence-based procedures, explicit instruction strategies, and authentic activities guide teachers in integrating curriculum with English/language arts, social studies, science, and math to reduce the barriers to learning and improve student achievement. Kathy and Bill's friendly advice and suggestions for technology adaptations for reading strategies are the just the support teachers need to turn their classroom into a powerful learning community that fosters reading comprehension and content learning for all students. Learn how to use technologyas a tool for providing literacy strategy supports with Supporting Content Area Literacy with Technology! Demonstrates how instructional technology can become the media for teaching and learning literacy strategies in all subject areas. Helps teachers to plan flexible strategies to meet a wide range of student abilities with explicit instruction examples. Guides teachers in developing skills in both content area teaching and effective use of instructional and assistive technology. Provides teachers of subject areas tools for meeting the content learning needs of all students. Focuses attention on the importance of helping all students, including those with disabilities, meet content standards . Takes advantage of the interactive nature of instructional technology for motivating students to become more engaged and thoughtful learners. Features "Questions of Study" to aide facilitators in further discussion and learning for book club study groups. Presents classroom examples of content literacy and technology within a content area (Social Studies, Language Arts, Science, and Math); including sample text, application of content strategies for readiness, interactive comprehension, and extending new learning with a technology example derived from the sample text.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 CONTENT LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY: A 21st CENTURY APPROACH FOR CHILDREN WITH DIVERSE ABILITIES v Seeing Forwardv Content Literacy and Technology: A Rationale for Diverse Learners o What is Content Literacy and Why is it Important?o Reading Skills and Knowledge with Technology-Mediated Content Literacyo Policy Implications for Meeting Content Literacy and Learning Needs of All Studentso Considerations for Learners with Special Needs: Assistive and Instructional Technologyv Think and Applyv Looking Backv Questions for Studyv ReferencesCHAPTER 2CONTENT LITERACY AND LEARNING STRATEGIESv Seeing Forwardv Overview of Content Literacy and Learning Strategiesv A Framework for Content Literacyo Phase 1: Readinesso Phase II: Interactive Comprehensiono Phase III: Extending New Learningv Reading Strategies for Content and Literacyo Anticipation guideso Lesson impressionso Student Questions for Purposeful Learning (SQPL)o KWLv Interactive Comprehension Strategieso GISTingo QAR (Question Answer Relations)o Process Guideso Word gridsv Strategies that Extend New Learningo RAFT writingo SPAWN writingo reader responsev Think and Applyv Looking Backv Questions for Studyv ReferencesCHAPTER 3 v Seeing Forwardv Universal Design for Learningo Principle 1: Support recognition learning, provide multiple, flexiblemethod of presentationo Principle 2: Support strategic learning, provide multiple, flexible methods of expression and apprenticeshipo Principle 3: Support affective learning, provide multiple, flexible options for engagementv Digital Tools that support Universal Designo Softwareo Hardwareo Access Settingsv Balancing Remediation and Compensation Strategiesv Designing Content Literacy Lessons that Incorporate Technologyv Think and Applyv Looking Backv Questions for Studyv ReferencesCHAPTER 4 SOCIAL STUDIES: CONTENT LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY v Seeing Forward v Classroom Case Study: Laws, Rights, and Responsibilitiesv Content Standardsv Readinesso SQPLo Inspiration Softwarev Interactive Comprehensiono Process Guideo Microsoft Office XP, Kurzweil 300o Using Electronic Reading Supportv Extending New Learningo SPAWN writingo Microsoft PowerPointv Looking Backv Questions for StudyCHAPTER 5 LANGUAGE ARTS: CONTENT LITERACYAND TECHNOLOGYv Seeing Forwardv Classroom Case Study: Heroes and Heroinesv Content Standardsv Readinesso KWLo Inspiration; Kidspirationv Interactive Comprehensiono GISTingo Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Intellitalk 3v Extending New Learningo RAFT Writingo Microsoft Word, Intellitalk 3. Movie Makerv Looking Backv Questions for Studyv ReferencesCHAPTER 6 SCIENCE: CONTENT LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY v Seeing Forwardv Classroom Case Study: Living and Non Living Thingsv Content Standardsv Readinesso Anticipation Guideo Intellitalk III; Microsoft Wordv Interactive Comprehensiono QARo Picture It; Kidspirationv Tipsv Extending New Learningo Reader Response Writingo KidPix; PixWriterv Tipsv Looking Backv Questions for Studyv ReferencesCHAPTER 7 MATH: CONTENT LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY v Seeing Forwardv Classroom Case Study: Geometryv Content Standardsv Readinesso Lesson Impressionso Classroom Blog; Inspiration; Microsoft Word; PixWriterv Interactive Comprehensiono Word Grido Microsoft Wordv Tipsv Extending New Learningo RAFT Writingo Microsoft PowerPoint; Hyperstudio; Intellipics Studiov Tipsv Looking Backv Resourceso Generalo Safe Blogging for Classroomv Question for Studyv ReferencesCHAPTER 8 TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR CONTENT LITERACY SUPPORTv Seeing Forwardv Overview of Technology Toolsv A Framework for Technology Supportv Software Toolso Word processorso Specialized word processing featureso Visual learning softwareo Specialized visual learning softwareo Presentation softwareo Electronic reading and study systemso Web based applicationsv Hardware Toolso Desktop and Laptopso Portable Word Processorso Personal Digital Assistant-(PDA and Handhelds) o Portable Media Players (iPods and others)v Access Toolso Built in AccessKeyboard adjustmentsSound adjustmentsMouse adjustmentsDisplay adjustmentsSpeech recognitiono Other optionsv Think and Applyv Looking Backv Questions for Studyv Product Examples used in K-12 Classroomsv References
