Literacy Leaflet
Reading Strategies, Tips, and Tricks You Can Use!
About Literacy Leaflet
Technology and Reading
It’s sometimes difficult to interest struggling writers in writing complete sentences, and Clicker Sentences is one great way to get them more engaged. Clicker Sentences is a great tool for emergent writers or older struggling writers. It allows a teacher or parent to set up any type of sentence of any length using pictures and words for prompts in completing the sentences. It can be easily modified to meet a student’s individual developmental needs, and is easy to navigate and cleanly designed to appeal to a struggling reader of any age. At $28.99 it is a little more expensive than the average app, but for a student who may need support in this area, it’s a very useful tool.
Strategy Practice
Reading Tips & Tricks
When reading any type of text, break down the text into smaller chunks of 1-3 sentences (depending on the level of the student and the length of text). Then ask questions about the smaller chunk of text. By breaking the text into smaller chunks, the students will be able to focus on a smaller amount of information when asked questions about what was read. It will also help you to monitor the student’s understanding of what he or she is reading.
Contact Information
Verona:
Kate Honig khonig@tcischool.org
Erin Perkins eperkins@tcischool.org
Livingston:
Noelle DiGiacomo nsafi@tcischool.org