Literacy & Technology News
November 2015 - 1st Trimester
TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
Essential School Tools
Reading Eggs & Education City Math
Study Island & Journey's Think Central
Google Apps for Education
LITERACY INFORMATION
Picking "Good Fit" Books
Parents and guardians will often ask how they can help their child choose appropriate level books to read. When selecting books for independent reading, students should be looking for books they understand and can read. Books that are too difficult for a student may lead to a student being unable to understand the story, which causes frustration and then reading is no longer enjoyable. Reading should be enjoyable, which means it is important for students to be reading books they are interested in and on an appropriate level. Students are also motivated to read when they can choose their own books. IPICK is an easy acronym parents can use to help children pick good fit books.
SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM UPDATE
Palmyra Area School District offered Kindergarten â 5thgrade students the opportunity to participate in several different enrichment programs this summer. Research shows that students who read and write throughout the summer maintain their levels of reading that they worked so hard to achieve.
This summer 392 elementary students participated! Students read and practiced skills through participating in book exchanges, recording their reading on Reading-Rewards.com and writing journal entries. Students also worked on programs like Study Island, Reading Eggs, and Typing.com. Special thanks to Palmyra Area Education Foundation for their support in funding this program.
LITERACY WEBSITE
Additional literacy information for parents can be found at https://sites.google.com/a/teachers.pasd.us/palmyraliteracy/. This website can also be accessed from the district website (district wide information â curriculum).