using educational software and websites

Using Educational Software and Websites to Enrich/Remediate Students’ Reading Skills in the Early Elementary Grades : 

Using Educational Software and Websites to Enrich/Remediate Students’ Reading Skills in the Early Elementary Grades Outline of Presentation by Stacy Kusko Kindergarten Teacher

Outline: : 

Outline: 1: Research 2: Improving Reading Success 3: In the Classroom 4: Effective Online Games 5: Effective Software Games

Research : 

Research How does it work? Important Components…

Motivation! : 

Motivation!

How to utilize in the classroom. : 

How to utilize in the classroom. Whole-Group Small-Group Individual

Effective Websites : 

Websites to use in the classroom www.starfall.com www.Pbskids.com http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm Effective Websites “Match the picture cards with the beginning sounds to make a match.”

Effective Software : 

Effective Software Earobics http://www.earobics.com/ http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html JumpStart Kindergarten http://www.jumpstart.com/ Reader Rabbit ages 4-6 http://www.amazon.com/Reader-Rabbit-Reading-Ages-4-6/dp/B00092P108

Resources : 

Resources Davenport, Alyssa M. Technology in Kindergarten. In School Computing. Retrieved October 31, 2010 from http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com/wiki/Technology_in_Kindergarten Discovery Education. Best Educational Software. Retrieved October 31, 2010 from http://school.discoveryeducation.com/parents/reviewcorner/software/ages.html#three Educational Development Center, Inc. Technology and Teaching Children to Read. Retrieved November 4, 2010 from http://www.neirtec.org/reading_report/ KidSource Online. Computers and Young Children. Retrieve November 5, 2010 from http://www.kidsource.com/education/computers.children.html Mathew, Reeja. The Best Reading Sites for Early Childhood Educators. In Bright Hub- Early Childhood Ed.-Preschool Teacher. Retrieved October 31, 2010 from http://www.brighthub.com/education/early-childhood/articles/82057.aspx WWC Intervention Report. US Department of Education. (Jan. 2009). Earobics. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report. What Works Clearninghouse, 1-23. Yoder, Marie Brown.(2009). S'Cool Tools: 5 Great Tools to Perk Up Your Classroom and Engage Your Students. Learning and Leading With Technology, v37 n3 p12-15.

Websites : 

Websites www.pbskids.org www.starfall.com http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html

Images : 

Images Animated computer: MS Office animation http://officeimg.vo.msecnd.net/en-us/images/MH900163117.gif Cartoon girl reading book at library: http://www.wpclipart.com/education/school/_at_the_library.png Boy in yellow shirt reading book: Flickr by John-Morgan Children sitting on classroom carpet: Flickr by woodleywonderworks Blue stars: http://www.wpclipart.com/signs_symbol/stars/stars_2/splash_of_stars.png Children at Computer work station: Flickr by mikecogh Two children using a computer: Flickr by Tim & Selena Middleton Two children pointing to screen: Flickr by Jim Sneddon Computer Mouse: http://www.wpclipart.com/computer/mouse/scroll_mouse.png.html Clifford with hat screen shot: taken from http://pbskids.org/clifford/games/buried-treasure.html ABC starfall screenshot: taken from http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/load.htm?f Open book with yellow background: Microsoft PowerPoint clipart #1 ribbon: Microsoft PowerPoint clipart