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- ISBN 9781138641211
- Weight: 500g
- Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 10 May 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Learn how tech tools can make it easier to differentiate reading instruction, so you can reach all of your students and help them increase their fluency and comprehension. This practical guide brings together evidence-based principles for differentiated reading instruction and user-friendly tech tools, to help middle level students grow as readers in fun, interactive, and engaging ways. You’ll find out how to:
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- Use text-to-speech tools to facilitate decoding and fluency development;
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- Develop tech-based vocabulary lessons for direct and contextual instruction;
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- Get your students engaged in research and nonfiction texts with videos, custom search engines, and interactive annotation tools;
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- Differentiate your fiction reading instruction with visualization, prediction, and summarization exercises;
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- Encourage students to enhance their reading through using dictation software and diverse Google tools;
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- Create your own formative and summative assessments for students at all levels of reading ability.
Throughout the book, ideas are provided for both basic technology use and for more advanced applications--so no matter your comfort level with technology, you’ll find strategies that you can implement in your classroom immediately.
Jules Csillag is a licensed speech-language pathologist, learning specialist, and a teacher of students with speech and language disabilities. She has presented at conferences such as ISTE, LDA, ILA, ASHA, and the Everyone Reading Conference.
