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Tools for Literacy: Technology to Support Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development

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Date Archived: 10/24/2007
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Kathleen McClaskey
Joan Sedita
   
Technology provides a new opportunity to remove barriers to learning and improve the literacy skills of all students. Through discussion and demonstration, Kathleen H. McClaskey, President of EdTech Associates, and Joan Sedita, founding partner of Keys To Literacy, will introduce participants to accessible desktop and “no cost” online tools that can be used to support the teaching and learning of reading comprehension and vocabulary strategies. Suggestions will be provided for how these technology tools can be used to develop topic webs and graphic organizers; identify, highlight, and pull out main ideas and details into notes; generate summaries; and support word-study skills such as focusing on word parts and creating semantic webs. This event will emphasize the importance of direct comprehension and vocabulary instruction, as well as how to integrate the technology tools into this instruction.
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Primary Presenter

Kathleen McClaskey, Founder and President, EdTech Associates



Other Presenters

Joan Sedita, Director, Sedita Learning Strategies



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