The document discusses strategies for improving English language learners' (ELLs) literacy skills through the use of technology. It defines literacy as the ability to read, write, communicate, and participate in society. It recommends giving ELLs opportunities to engage with written and oral English texts and discusses using tools like writeboards, wikis, webquests, and e-books. These tools should facilitate an interactive, multidimensional approach to developing academic language proficiency. Improving ELL literacy is important for education access, retention, and employment.

2. • Literacy is commonly defined as “reading and
writing at a level adequate for
communication, or at a level that les one
understand and communicate ideas in a
literate society, so as to take part in that
society”.

3. • Give ELLs many opportunities to read, to
write, to listen to, and to discuss oral
and written English texts expressed in a variety
of ways.”
• The use of five writing/reading-facilitative e-
tools such as writeboard,wikis, webquests, and
e-books, to enhance an ELL’s literacy skills.

4. • It needs to be dynamic, multidimensional,
interrelated, and dialogic in nature.
• It needs to be centered on learning academic
language and becoming proficient in academic
discourses.
• It is seen as a crucial factor in increasing accessibility
to education, retention rates in schools, and
employment in the country.

5. Using Technology To Improve Literacy
Skills
• http://youtu.be/BdyzMN6YosA

6. falling through the cracks
Many ELLs across the country
fail to reach age-appropriate
literacy levels because school
systems often fail to meet their
educational needs.
How can a teacher concentrate on
helping the one ELL in the classroom
if there are 25 other English
speaking, equally needy kids
clamoring for help?

7. It is a process writing e-tool.It is a web-based
space that can be shared in collaborative
projects, or edited by individual writers.
It allow ELLs to feel confortable sharing
ideas, making writing mistakes and editing
their classmates´work.
It is easy to organize writing projects with
like-level or with multiple-level student.

8. Basecamp
• Basecamp has become the world’s #1 project
management tool, it replaced writeboard.com
• https://basecamp.com/
EFL classroom Buzka is an online resource, it
suggests ways of using process writing e-tools
for working with ELLs.
http://eflclassroom.buzka.com/

9. Literacy Course acivities
• https://www.studyladder.com/learn/literacy

10. Literacy Course acivities
• https://www.studyladder.com/learn/literacy