1. Literacy for Children in an Information Age
Cohen & Cowen
Chapter 1
A New Definition of Literacy

2. Literacy: 3 Questions What is Literacy?
What are the different approaches to teaching literacy?
How can you integrate technology into a literacy classroom?

3. Defining Literacy State & National Standards Visual Literacy
Higher Order Thinking Skills
Technological Literacy
Global Literacy

4. Higher Order Thinking Skills
Recall
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation

5. Approaches to Teaching Literacy
Bottom-up Approach
Top-Down Approach
Basal Series
Balanced Approach

6. English Language Learners (ELLs)
oral practice
tutoring & individual support
native language
Individual differences count!
Constant assessment
Home-school connection

7. Special Education Inclusion (45%)* Dyslexia (more than 50%)*
(of all special ed students)

8. NRP Findings* Phonemic awareness Phonics Fluency Vocabulary
Text Comprehension
*National Review Panel

9. Five Other Pillars Classroom organization Matching pupils and texts
Choice, interest & collaboration
Daily reading & writing across curriculum
Expert tutoring

10. Bottom-Up Approach Decoding (Phonic approach) /k/ C - a - t cat
The cat is small.

11. Top-Down Approach “Whole language” begins with text comprehension
children learn to read by reading and enjoying text
predictable books
discussions
demonstrations

12. Bottom-Up …. Top-Down Decoding Vocabulary Sentence Comprehension
Paragraph Comprehension
Text Comprehension
Text Comprehension
Paragraph Comprehension
Sentence Comprehension
Vocabulary
Decoding

13. Basal Series Comprehension Reading Program
Contains texts for all grade levels
Anthology
Teacher’s Guide
Daily lesson Plans
All support materials

14. Balanced Literacy Approach
All aspects of literacy taught in the classroom, centered on student needs, and using research and practice:
Reading…writing…speaking…listening and viewing
(Language Arts)

15. Website Evaluation* Ease of use Visual layout Readability Accuracy
Links--valuable?
*Evaluation Form p

16. Two Valuable Resources
IRA
International Reading Association
NCTE
National Council of Teachers of English

17. Textbook Website
Back cover

18. Technology
Incorporate into Literacy Classroom

19. Evaluate Internet Websites
Is literacy promoted?
Is the site age appropriate?
Does it reflect current research?
Are additional literacy resources available?

20. And finally ….

21. Definition of literacy includes:
Changing profile of students
Technological and global impact
Latest research
National standards
Higher Order thinking skills