TechnologyMilestonesReading

Introduction Pk-12 schools are inundated with students who have reading and writing challenges. As a person familiar with technology, people will come to you for help. Can you help them with students who many have reading challenges? In this activity, you will learn about the milestones to literacy by using Internet resources, and find some resources to help another.



Why is reading important?

**Understanding Development and Literacy**

 * Milestones**
 * **Government - CDC on Milestones: @http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html**
 * **Why important:** Reading Rockets - Development Milestones: http://www.readingrockets.org/atoz/developmental_milestones
 * **Comprehension and reading at the highschool/college level with technology:** http://www.landmark.edu/institute/assistive_technology/reading_strategies.html
 * **Checklists**: @http://www.child-behavior-guide.com/index.html

**Technology, Literacy and Social Behavior**

 * **Reading compared to reading without hypertext**: @http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.asp?HREF=/electronic/rt/2-03_Column/index.html
 * **Technology and reading comprehension (Slide Share): @http://www.slideshare.net/nkshep/reading-comprehension-and-technology-2555862**

**Technology and Social Development:**

 * **Social Concerns**: @http://www.cec.sped.org/am/template.cfm?section=behavior_disorders_emotional_disturbance
 * **Pearson**: @http://www.education.com/reference/article/technology-promote-social-development-technology/
 * **Technology Help with Social Development:** @https://www.washington.edu/doit/Stem/articles?46

** TASK :**
Now that you learned a bit about the integration of developmental milestones, literacy development and technology you will evaluate one of the resources below. Evaluation: 1. ) Resource name and link 2.) Development for which it is helpful 3.) Who could use it and under what circumstance 4.) Technology needed to use


 * How to improve reading comprehension with technology (simple)**: @http://www.ehow.com/how_5877429_improve-reading-comprehension-technology.html
 * **Preschool Activities**: @http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp
 * Learning with Games: @http://www.education.com/reference/article/importantance-play-cognitive-language/
 * **Learning Phonics**: @http://www.starfall.com/
 * **Into a Book: Strategies for Teaching reading comprehension: @http://reading.ecb.org/**
 * **Social Stories:**Social Stories: http://www.child-behavior-guide.com/social-stories.html
 * **10 Writing Resources - Pick one within the page**: @http://www.edutechintegration.com/2011/03/10-resources-for-teaching-writing-with.html
 * **Best Resources for ESOL**: @http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2007/12/22/the-best-internet-sites-for-english-language-learners-2007/
 * **Web 2.0 - Storybird** - @http://storybird.com/books/
 * **Funbrain:** @http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html