Literacy Retreat 2019
SECRET SITE
Mix Mediums to Build a Balanced Reader & Writer
From paper to digital
Classrooms must include digital literacy instruction and experiences
Balancing paper and digital
Align the level of skill mastery with the targeted medium
Reading skills
Access online texts from favorite resources
Target fluency by increasing reading rate
Make cards with kitzkikz.com | Alphabet Soup Cards.
Utilize Fry’s Phrases to help students gain automaticity with common phrases.
Set 1 PPT | Google Slides
Set 2 PPT | Google Slides
Set 3 PPT | Google Slides
Make a ring of the 3 Fry Phrase Set.
Study habits of gamers
What are kids learning from games, and how can this be useful to their teachers?
Annotate within the text
“Read” infographics for main idea/subject, data, source, text/words, visuals, organization.
Create time-stamped notes while watching the video in Video Notebook.
Writing skills
First teach pre-writing concretely— with paper-based tools
Poster | PDF
Word | Smartboard
Kindergartners learn three ways to organize information. Smartboard | PDF
Introduce consistent and flexible graphic organizers
Then move to digital pre-writing using a digital notepad
Apply changes first with physical tools and then digital ones
Self-edit off a screen using Check & Change.
