This issue of reading day was very informative in the practical sense. The article presented a glimpse of what it looks like in a classroom that involves the use of technology in the aid of student literacy. The article shows kindergarten teacher Jo Ann Merrit's classroom. Merrit was the 2007 International Reading Association technology and literacy winner. In the classroom Merrit uses technology to help improve students as they begin to learn how to read and type, and to help boost parent involvment. The parents within the article felt that they were a "close-knit" bunch of parents, because they were always involved in their childs' progress. The parents several weeks in would recieve a note from their son or daughter saying "Hi Dad" or "I love you Mom" or other little means of interaction from school. As one parent came to say, "It really made my day at work, and gave me something to brag about!" The use of e-mail also was used for parent/teacher interaction. Merrit would send home information and materials online to help each child succeed in the classroom. Some of the other programs that were used were the
AR program, Reading A-Z, and the Reading Rabbit program. These programs provided students with reading levels that were scaffolded and differentiated to their exact reading and progress levels. This overall aided each student individually, and ended up being a great asset for the teachers and parents. Overall, I felt that this article was very informative and painted a great picture of integrating technology at the kindergarten level.
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