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Includes Reading/Literacy Specialists, Literacy Coaches, and Literacy Coordinators/Supervisors
Best Practice:
Best Practice:
Working with students who are experiencing difficulties with reading and writing at all levels online
Improving instruction by supporting teacher learning of reading strategies and components of effective reading online
Developing, leading and/or evaluating school or district literacy programs and how to best support students and teachers in the move to online instruction
Considerations:
Considerations:
Becoming a 'Co-Teacher' in online environments may allow you to help educators by supporting both teacher and student.
Setting office hours for synchronous meetings via Zoom or Google Meet will allow you to work one-on-one with parents, teachers, and students or arrange small group meetings for support.
Becoming familiar with the resources available online to help with literacy via MTSS - Academic: Literacy and Free Content Resources will help you lead and support educators regarding the best online materials.
Questions to Consider When Using Technology and Teaching Reading
Questions to Consider When Using Technology and Teaching Reading
How has your school or district decided to provide reading instruction moving forward (Planned instruction or Enrichment/Review)? Identify if you're supporting teachers and/or students in the use of technology and reading, first. If students, are you also helping specifically to support EL, LS, or other special needs students?
What process have you established in your school or district for reading specialists and/or literacy coaches to collaborate via technology and brainstorm and share ideas for its use to enhance reading instruction virtually?
What technology is currently available to your students and how have you used it previously to support them in reading? Are the educators you currently work with aware of how to use this same technology? Do you need to provide webinars or other supports to help them become familiar with any tools you've used which they could also implement in the online environment? If educators are looking for content, support them by exploring LIU12's list of Free Online Content for resources they might use. For example, Newsela offers a variety of lexile levels for differentiation in ELA, Science, Social Studies, and is currently free.
Which of the five components of effective reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) need the most focus for the groups of students with which you work? Which technologies can assist you in supporting students as they work on these areas? Explore MTSS - Academic: Literacy for some suggestions based on those five components.
Is information being provided to caregivers about how they can use technology at home to help their children?
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