Contemporary Media Project Candice Holmes Capturing Students Attention

Contemporary Media Project Candice Holmes

Capturing Students Attention What can be done? Tools ? ? ? Interest students Get on their level Physically involved

Tech Tool Targets Elementary Readers by Katie Ash Portable learning device Captures students attention Students scored higher (reading) than others Improves students reading

Reading Success begins with families who read together By Sharon Darling Family literacy Learning program (1991) Can score higher on test Parental participation is key

Freedom Writers Directed by Richard La. Gravenese Teacher taught at risk students Turned the class around Related to students with life experiences Got students involved Encouraged students http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=MT 0 L 1 U-Rdj 4

Boys' Book Club Boys were not interested Gender gap- literacy/writing (Boys) Teacher connected and created Books were appealing Stories about age group By Anna Guido

Implementing Literacy Centers in the Primary Classroom Focus centers Positive learning Interest all students Encouraging students Self direction and independence

What can be done ? Entertaining Resources (Books, centers, movies etc) Getting students involved Invite families and friends (literacy) Make writing/reading fun !!! Make subjects appealing

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