1 Connecting Reading & Writing Hands-on Workshop

2 Expect from the Leader Raising expectations that all students can develop literacy skills “No student is too anything to be able to read and write” Dr. David Yoder DJI-AbleNet Literacy Lecture ISAAC 2000

3 Balanced Literacy Learning

4 Word Study Provides Opportunities to... Build sight word vocabulary Develop decoding skills Increase analogic phonics abilities Expand meaning vocabulary (Cunningham & Hall)

5 Self-Selected Reading Provides Opportunities for... (Cunningham & Hall) Students to have daily opportunities to read easy books that they select and become better readers 95% reading accuracy with selected materials Students to enjoy reading more when they can talk about and share the books they read Teachers to guide students as needed on book selection

6 Guided Reading Comprehension Provides Opportunities to... Encourage strategic reading of text Encourage reflective reading Emphasize that reading is thinking Apply skills to many types of books and printed materials (Cunningham & Hall)

7 Daily Writing Provides Opportunities for Students to... (Cunningham & Hall) Write to become better readers Focus on content when have models of forms as guide See others write for real reasons Have frequent opportunities to write without standards

8 Formula for Literacy Daily experiences Learn to read by reading Learn to write by writing Learn to read by writing Practice, practice, practice! Authentic work

9 Objectives for today... Demonstrate benefits of product Provide opportunities for hands on experience with:  Reading through a Start-to-Finish  Book  Creating a template of the Start-to-Finish Book read  Completing a book report using Write:OutLoud   Using Co:Writer  4000 as a writing support  Integrating core products – connecting reading and writing  Exploring various Start-to-Finish Books  Creating a story in BuildAbility   Sharing and viewing others’ activities Share ideas for classroom/curriculum integration Provide opportunities for self-assessment

10 Products that Support Balanced Literacy

11 Features: Easy to use talking word processor Provides correlation between oral and written words Supports multiple standard formats Inserts pictures Includes Franklin Spell Checker  and dictionary Includes choice of voices Reads any electronic text

12 Getting Started with Write:OutLoud PC LaunchingMAC Launching

13 Writing with Write:OutLoud Reads back what you type Speaks by letter, word, sentence, paragraph Change speech type with voice settings Spell Check

14 Reading with Write:OutLoud Easy Toolbar for moving through text Highlight word by word option –On for single word support –Off for fluent reading

15 Easy Toolbar Color options Spell checker –Visual cueing –Auditory cueing Dictionary Graphic library

16 Self-paced Feature Tutorial

17 Sample Documents Across Curriculum and Age Groups

18 Break Time

19 Support Struggling Readers

20 An Example: The Story of Rosa Parks

21 Features: Interesting and content-relative texts Auditory support Written for Success Formula Links to the curriculum Fluency and comprehension checks Student activities and writing supports

22 Self-selected Reading Paperback books Audiocassettes Computer books

23 Installing Start-to-Finish PC InstallationMAC Installation

24 Getting Started with Start-to-Finish PC LaunchingMAC Launching

25 The Sign-in Screen Click on New to add your name Type your name Click on your name in the list Click Yes

26 Choose Your Chapter The highlight indicates where you are in the story You can go to any chapter Read the end first if you like!

27 Page Basics Graphic Full View Table of Contents Read All Page Forward Page Back Quit Click on single words to hear

28 Guided Reading Comprehension Electronic end of chapter comprehension quizzes Black line masters –Place & Character names for review –Key Words for review –Idioms & Expressions for review –Cloze Passage quiz –Multiple Choice quiz

29 End of Chapter Quiz 2 Types of Quizzes Comprehension Cloze Passage (fluency) Click to start timer Click on lines to view choices

30 Student Feedback Graph Student Specific Dated Percentage Correct Printable for Portfolio Record

31 Teacher Options Individual student record keeping Reading options Quiz options Access options View and print reports

32 Off-computer Supports Teacher Materials –Words for review –Cloze comprehension –Multiple choice –Sentence completion

33 Written for Success Formula Examples from 50 guidelines: Complex sentence structure broken into simpler pieces Reduced dependence upon background knowledge Uncommon words and misleading idioms are rewritten Relationships between ideas is overtly expressed

34 Book Options Series: –Classic Adventures –Classic Literature –Nick Ford Mysteries –A Step into History –Sports Biographies –Natural Disasters –Sherlock Holmes Mysteries –Famous Short Stories

35 Take a Gallery Walk View titles on different computers Listen for a variety of voices Try a chapter end quiz Try to see something from each series

36 Break Time

37 Supporting Writing

38 Features: Created specifically for the struggling writer and reader Scaffolds the writing process to help students produce authentic writing Outlining and mapping for linear and visual organization Organizing notes for writing Aids synthesis of information Assistance for manipulating reference materials Speech feedback throughout the process

39 Developed with Research Developed in partnership with Education Development Center Inc. Grant

40 3 Easy Steps to Building a First Draft 1.Outlining and Mapping 2.Taking Notes 3.Building a Draft

41 Draft:Builder Basics Template files Outline & Map view together Note view Draft view

42 Getting Started with Draft:Builder PC LaunchingMAC Launching

43 Open an Existing File

44 Moving Around Click for new items Listen to text Check spelling Type text & return for new topics Resize outline & map views Tab between views Change order

45 Easy Toolbar Speak items Talking spell checker Move items in outline Create new items Delete unwanted items Zoom in views Export to Write:OutLoud Print

46 Taking Notes Supports Notes organized by topic items Spelling support Speech feedback Add to bibliography as notes are entered

47 Starting a New File Click for new items Listen to text Check spelling Type text & return for new topics Resize views

48 Self-paced Feature Tutorial Pages 3-74

49 Importing Drafts to a Word Processor

50 Self-paced Feature Tutorial Pages 75-78

51 Templates to Support Reading Solutions Comprehension follow-up after reading the Start-to-Finish books

52 Open Templates

53 Break Time

54 Features: Grammatically correct word prediction Phonetically flexible spelling prediction Provides speech feedback during writing Speaks word choices Topic Dictionaries

55 Getting Started with Co:Writer 4000 PC LaunchingMAC Launching

56 Writing with Co:Writer 4000 Reads back what you type Speaks by letter, word, sentence, paragraph Change speech type with voice settings Reads selections Sends to any text based application

57 Prediction Options Visual options –Colors –Number of Guesses –Arrangement Grammar smart Syntax smart Flexible spelling

58 Topic Dictionaries Use text files or lists Import from any sources –Informational CD –Internet –Electronic text file –choose US history Multiple dictionaries can be used at same time Topic Dictionary toolkit

59 Self-paced Feature Tutorial

60 Use in Combination with other Writing Solutions

61 Importing into Write:OutLoud & Co:Writer 4000 Examples: Encyclopedia CD Scanned documents Internet downloads

62 Break Time

63 Literacy Activity Reading and Writing a Report About a Sports Hero

64 Take a Gallery Walk through the Reports Move around the room and view the different participant stations Try to see examples from each participant to get more ideas Literacy Activity

65 Connect Reading and Writing When struggling students have opportunities to build and practice reading and writing skills together, rather than in isolation, they make greater progress in both areas faster. Each area of literacy supports the development of the other.

66 Benefits: Critical elements to writing and revising Voices can be motivating Typing reduces the mechanical issues of writing allowing concentration on cognitive tasks Provides auditory correlation to visual word Auditory proof-reading

67 Benefits: Support in gaining content information in subject areas Self-paced reading Re-reading easy and motivating Comprehension checks along the way rather than just at very end Variety of titles to choose from

68 Benefits: Structured and sequential Color-coded topics and subtopics Simple menus Easy to reorder (automatically creates web view and updates as changes are made) Export to any word processor Spelling support Speech feedback

69 Benefits: Spelling doesn’t have to interfere with writing Written vocabulary can increase Speech can be added to prediction in any text-based application