Shows different technology tools that can enhance reading comprehension instruction

1. Integrating Technology into the
Teaching of Reading Comprehension
August 17, 2009
Pres en te d by N a n ci Sh ep a rd so n
Friday, August 21, 2009 1

2. Integrating Technology into the
Teaching of Reading Comprehension
August 17, 2009
Pres en te d by N a n ci Sh ep a rd so n
Friday, August 21, 2009 1

3. Here’s what we will do:
A quick review of the research
Review the strategies that good readers use to
comprehend text
Make a reference tool
Learn about Low Tech Tools
Learn about High Tech Tools
Web 2.0/Websites
Wrap up/Questions/WIKI Resource
Friday, August 21, 2009 2

4. It’s all related
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

5. It’s all related
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

6. It’s all related
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

7. It’s all related
Phonics
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

8. It’s all related
Phonics
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

9. It’s all related
Phonics
Decoding
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

10. It’s all related
Phonics
Decoding
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

11. It’s all related
Fluency
Phonics
Decoding
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

12. It’s all related
Fluency
Phonics
Decoding
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

13. It’s all related
Vocabulary
Fluency
Phonics
Decoding
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

14. It’s all related
Vocabulary
Fluency
Phonics
Decoding
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

15. It’s all related
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Fluency
Phonics
Decoding
Phonemic Awareness
Friday, August 21, 2009 3

16. What does the research say?
Report of the National Reading Panel (2000)
and
The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research by Peggy McCradle, Ph.D., M.P.H.
and Vinita Chhabra, M.Ed. (2004)
“Reading rate was strongly associated with comprehension in the fourth
grade oral reading portion of the NAEP study and elsewhere (p.189).”
“repeated reading was intended to improve children’s automatic recognition
of words in text so less cognitive effort has to be expended on word
recognition and more attention can be devoted to comprehension (p.193).
“reading comprehension comprised of two skills; word knowledge
(vocabulary) and reasoning (p. 214)”
“Research demonstrates the benefits of computer technology for vocabulary
instruction (p.219).”
“In addition, the NRP review revealed the importance of instructional
methods that entail active engagement with word learning, multiple
repetitions, and the use of computers and multimedia presentations( p. 221).”
Friday, August 21, 2009 4

17. What do good readers do?
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

18. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

19. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

20. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

21. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

22. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

23. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

24. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

25. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

26. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

27. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

28. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

29. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

30. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

31. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

32. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

33. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
inference
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

34. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
inference
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

35. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
inference
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

36. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
inference
asking and generating questions
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

37. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
inference
asking and generating questions
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

38. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
inference
asking and generating questions
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

39. What do good readers do?
activate prior knowledge
self-monitor
repair
prioritize: can use story structure
synthesize or summarize
inference
asking and generating questions
Combine and Cooperate!
Friday, August 21, 2009 5

40. Inferencing
An inference is a prediction or deduction about something in
written text often to do with what the character may see, hear,
smell, taste or feel. An inference contrasts sharply with mere
observation, or literal language.
For instance, an observation may be... 'It was a hot day and
Billy sweated, so he stripped to his shorts to get cool.'
An inference would be more like... 'Billy stood in the shade of a
tree, that helped beat back some of the heat. He changed into his
shorts and put sunscreen on his skin.'
source: Inferencing
Friday, August 21, 2009 6

41. Let’s Make a “PocketMod”!
Wiki on Reading Comprehension and
Technology
Reading Guide; Cool application for Mac users
Friday, August 21, 2009 7

42. Low Tech Tools
white board paper and colored expo markers; great
collaborator
toobaloos; great for self monitoring
Active Reading Kits (ARK): includes “Post-Its”,
highlighting tape, trackers, highlighters with flaggers
QAR bookmarks
Word/Mind Maps
Text to text, text to self, text to world, text to media
Friday, August 21, 2009 8

43. High Tech Tools
Friday, August 21, 2009 9

44. High Tech Tools
Tune Talk Stereo
Friday, August 21, 2009 9

45. High Tech Tools
Tune Talk Stereo
Keynote
Friday, August 21, 2009 9

46. High Tech Tools
Tune Talk Stereo
Keynote
Ipod : bookshare and audibles
Friday, August 21, 2009 9

47. High Tech Tools
Tune Talk Stereo
Keynote
Ipod : bookshare and audibles
Digital camera/iweb
Friday, August 21, 2009 9

48. High Tech Tools
Tune Talk Stereo
Keynote
Ipod : bookshare and audibles
Digital camera/iweb
Itunes; free audio books and podcasts
Friday, August 21, 2009 9

49. High Tech Tools
Tune Talk Stereo
Keynote
Ipod : bookshare and audibles
Digital camera/iweb
Itunes; free audio books and podcasts
Friday, August 21, 2009 9

50. High tech Continued
EXCEL: Use the graphing options with digital pictures to create
graphs
Friday, August 21, 2009 10

51. High tech Continued
EXCEL: Use the graphing options with digital pictures to create
graphs Favorite Dogs
6
5
5
4
Beagle
Husky
1 3 Black Lab
Golden
Shepard
2
1
0
Beagle Husky Black Lab Golden Shepard
Series1 2 3 2 5 1
Types of dogs
Friday, August 21, 2009 10

52. Websites/ Web 2.0 Tools
Websites
Google Docs
Voice Thread
Photo Peach
Wordle
Word Sift
Friday, August 21, 2009 11

53. What do you think?
The Crazy Professor
WIKI
Feedback
Friday, August 21, 2009 12

54. References
Spider image: http://www.jmeacham.com/images/shared.writing/nursery.rhymes/muffet.jpg
swan: http://ahuli.info/wp-content/uploads/monitoring-self-talk-manage-depression.jpg
toilet: http://www.charlesandhudson.com/archives/toilet-repair-fix-running.jpg
planner: http://media.rd.com/rd/images/rdc/books/stress/6-ways-to-gain-time-in-your-day/prioritize-af.jpg
synthesis: http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/border:blackwithdetail/product:laminated-print/size:medium/view:preview/2265064-2-renaissance-man-born-to-synthesize.jpg
inferencing: http://www.speechlanguage-resources.com/images/wizard3.jpg
questions: http://www.marieclaire.com/cm/shared/images/xy/job-8-med.jpg
Friday, August 21, 2009 13