Here is a great website that deals with English Language arts in relation to the topic of reading at the grade three level. This site is an online storybook, where instead of going to the library to always choose out books to read, you can instead access this website to choose online books to read which includes sounds and illustrations! There is a variety to choose, and when the student are finished reading the first page, there are page numbers displayed at the bottom of the page so they can easily click to the next page to continue reading. It is important for students to learn how to access and sign out books from the library. However, by providing a variety of reading tools for them hopefully they become more engaged in the reading, and by being able to learn this task online it is new and exciting for the students as well!
I would incorporate this website into my lesson plans by using it with "reading buddies." Instead of always sending my students and their reading buddies to the library to pick out a book to read together, I would once and a while take them to the computer lab to access this site and read online. By allowing your students and reading buddies to access this site it is allowing for them to read out loud, read along with another person and also buddy reading. This is covering three main components of the reading topic in English Language arts at the grade three level. I remember being a reading buddy when I was in grade 7 and 8 at my brand new school, and because of the new technology our school had, we were able to take our reading buddies onto the computer and perform similar tasks online. It was much more enjoyable and exciting, it was nice to be provided with a variety because then our younger reading buddy didn't get bored!
I feel that this site would benefit my students because it is able to cover three main components of the English Language Arts Evergreen Curriculum guide. This includes as I mentioned before reading out loud, reading along with another person and buddy reading. It is always great to use reading buddies in your classroom, because the older students get to be role models and almost like teachers, and the younger ones get extra assistance on their reading skills and are able to progress to the next reading level. By allowing this site to be used within this area, it is allowing your students to accomplish their reading goals through a technological tool. So, not only are they practicing their reading skills and working with a partner, but they are also becoming more comfortable on using the computers and getting a feel for what resources are provided online for reading. This is definately a site that children could access at home as well for extra reading practice with their parents/guardians. So, as a teacher I would be sure to send this site home in the next parents/guardian newsletter!
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