EL 810 Information Literacy Summer 2016

1. READING
COMPREHENSION
THROUGH IPADS
Abigial Maurer

2. GUIDING QUESTION
 What are different methods/instructional practices to increase
student reading comprehension skills through an iPad?

3. INTRODUCTION
 Goal of reading is good comprehension
 Comprehension has many factors
-Decoding
-Fluency
-Critical Thinking
 Engaging, hands-on approaches create technology opportunities
 Teachers must become experts of technology to model technology in classroom
 “We need to embrace technology to make learning more engaging. Because
when students are engaged and they are interested, that’s where the learning takes
place.” -UNKNOWN

4. INTRODUCTION CONT.
 The now digitalized world is making kids excellent techy gurus
 SMART boards, tablets, document cameras, and iPads integration are
happening all over
 iPads provide many different resources for literacy through apps
 Technology create student-centered classroom environments
 Provides high student engagement and attentiveness
 This, used positively, can achieve better quality reading comprehension

5. GETTING STARTED
 Goals need to reflect student learning
 Clearly stated what apps and student interaction looks like
 Choose apps for appropriate times of lessons
 iPad apps to create are the new pencil and paper
 “The learning process would be the same as writing by pencil directly
on paper, but doing the work on an iPad is motivating and reinforces the
idea that it’s not just for entertainment but a thinking and learning tool”
(Kutner, 2013)

6. APP SELECTION
 So many apps makes the selection overwhelming
 Educators want to make sure that they grade level appropriate,
common core aligned, and developmentally appropriate
 Reading comprehension is understanding the details
 iTunes has many reading comprehension apps, most cost, though
 The descriptions on them are very accurate
 Not a lot of selection for grade 3 and below

7. APP SELECTION CONT.
 Kids can create their own book trailer through many different apps
while they are guided by teacher’s learning targets
 “I have my kids do it at the end of a story during their
independent time. Not only does it have them engaged, but I am also
teaching them time management skills,. They have to finish each daily
part in order for the video to be turned in on time. It is a great
reflection of what all they comprehend while we read the story.” –
KIM STIFFLER, 2nd grade teacher

8. CLOSING
 Pencil/Paper days are becoming numbered
 Educators need to embrace change because it is happening
inevitably
 Growth mindset with the educators where it creates a techy
classroom
 Hands-on, engaging activities is where learning takes place
 Serve the children you teach through these opportunities

9. RE FE RE NCE S
 Kuttner, A. (2013, January 23). Using (and not using) iPads to
teach reading. Retrieved June 26, 2016, from
http://plpnetwork.com/2013/01/23/and-using-ipads-
teach-reading/