Literacy Links by K. Thomas https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb en-us 2022-09-22 04:40:07 UTC 2022-09-24 22:32:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3eb.png Digital divide persists even as Americans with lower incomes make gains in tech adoption kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2308061951 2022-09-22 04:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2308061951 6 things every educator should know about digital equity kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2308062312 2022-09-22 04:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2308062312 Teaching literacy across the curriculum kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2309830570 2022-09-23 03:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2309830570 Digital literacy across the curriculum kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2309832864 2022-09-23 03:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2309832864 Reading and Writing in Math Class kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2309836299 2022-09-23 03:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2309836299 Physical Education and Literacy — The Odd Couple or a Match Made in Heaven? kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2309889167 "In spite of all of our best efforts and practices, there are students who lack the confidence and understanding necessary to apply the literacy skills we know they should have. In some cases, we know that a student is missing a critical fundamental component or link in the content sequence. In other cases, we know that a child has the fundamental knowledge and understanding but lacks the practice and experiences that build confidence in application and creativity. Whether you teach math, science, reading, or yes, even physical education, there is one goal that is universal — we want all of our students to use literacy skills in our content area."

"Discussions began among the 28 members of the K-12 physical education department. What would be different about physical education if it became a core subject? What if we were to develop a PE program that emphasized health-related fitness, moving and learning connections, and character development in addition to the motor skills component we are known for? Not that we shouldn’t play team sports and competitive games, but what if they were just a piece of the puzzle? What if we were to focus on developing lifelong active lifestyles? What if we were to expand the concept of physical education to include activities like brain gym, yoga and project adventure?"]]> 2022-09-23 04:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2309889167 Literacy AND Social Studies Across the Curriculum: Interdisciplinary Opportunites for Literacy, Social Studies and Inquiry kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311688928 2022-09-24 17:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311688928 The Five Cs of Digital Curation: Supporting Twenty-First-Century Teaching and Learning kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311718898 Collect, categorize, critique, conceptualize, and circulate.]]> 2022-09-24 17:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311718898 Literacy across learning: Principles and practice kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311860506 "Language and literacy are of personal, social and economic importance. Our ability to use language lies at the centre of the development and expression of our emotions, our thinking, our learning and our sense of personal identity. ...

Literacy is fundamental to all areas of learning, as it unlocks access to the wider curriculum. Being literate increases opportunities for the individual in all aspects of life, lays the foundations for lifelong learning and work, and contributes strongly to the development of all four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence.

Competence and confidence in literacy, including competence in grammar, spelling and the spoken word, are essential for progress in all areas of the curriculum. Because of this, all teachers have responsibility for promoting language and literacy development. Every teacher in each area of the curriculum needs to find opportunities to encourage young people to explain their thinking, debate their ideas and read and write at a level which will help them to develop their language skills further."]]> 2022-09-24 22:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311860506 Integrating Literacy Instruction with Science and Social Studies kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311861357 "a meta-analysis of more than 100 studies, grades 2-12, reported that having students write about the texts they were reading improved reading comprehension and the learning of information from the texts (Graham & Hebert, 2010). Writing about the texts had a bigger impact on learning than reading or reading and rereading. Various kinds of writing in response to texts were effective. Text summarizations or retellings were most effective with younger students and more extended writings (analysis, critique, synthesis) had a bigger learning payoff for the older ones.

Studies continue to accumulate showing that combining reading and writing can enhance learning, particularly when these combinations are carried out in content areas like history (De La Paz & Felton, 2010; Monte-Sano, 2011; Monte-Sano, De La Paz, & Felton, 2014; Sielaff & Washburn, 2015; Wiley & Voss, 1999)."
]]> 2022-09-24 22:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311861357 Introduction to literacy in Mathematics kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311862850 "The ability to develop understanding and communicate mathematics requires students to be able to understand and correctly use:
  • notation 
  • subject-specific language 
  • conventions 
  • representations. 
Students need to be able to meet these literate demands when: 
  • constructing reasoning or mathematical arguments
  • using mathematics in a range of contexts."
]]> 2022-09-24 22:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311862850 Clarifying Literacy in Science kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311863771 2022-09-24 22:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311863771 Introduction to literacy in Science kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311864014 "Integral to the scientific method is the ability to:
  • ask questions
  • listen to explanations
  • present a conclusion.
Scientific language can be incredibly dense for some students, and in many cases every day and scientific uses of words or terms differ. For example,
  • "weight" and "mass" are used interchangeably in everyday situations, whereas in science they have completely different meanings
  • in science, the word “culture” refers to the process of growing living material, not the set of shared attitudes, beliefs and values of a group of people.
By using targeted literacy teaching strategies, teachers are able to support:
  • students to understand and correctly use new scientific vocabulary and terms
  • students’ ability to question, predict and explain.
These skills not only support students’ ability to navigate the scientific method, but also help students to clarify, extend and communicate their developing knowledge of scientific content."
]]> 2022-09-24 22:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311864014 Supporting Literacy in the Science Classroom kthomas414 https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311864112 2022-09-24 22:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kthomas414/nefp9gd8j3h9zqnb/wish/2311864112