Last week we had a surprise visit from our principal and a representative of the Lewisville ISD Education Foundation (L.E.F.) who came to present The E.L.A. Cafe with a big, fat check! The money, funded by the Jackie Dowling Stinemetz Literacy Memorial Grant and in part by the LISD Employee Giving Campaign, will support our balanced literacy stations. For our Listen to Reading station, I'll be purchasing more Playaway audio books with along with hard copies of the same titles for students to follow along with. I'll also purchase more headphones. The remainder of the funds will be spent on more alternative seating to keep our environment station-friendly and, believe it or not, I'm going to buy hundreds of pencils :)
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"The more parts of your brain you use, the more likely you are to retain information." - Judy Dodge, author of 25 Quick Formative Assessments for a Differentiated Classroom (Scholastic, 2009) In one of our balanced literacy stations, Word Study, we use the Educreations app on our iPads to work with commonly misspelled words and vocabulary concepts. Students use their finger tips to spell or type words and draw pictures associated with word concepts. They can also record their voices spelling the words and saying the definitions and share their lessons with their peers. So, it's no surprise that the kids come up with really some awesome products. Enjoy! |
Blog AuthorMrs. McCloud is a 6th Grade English Language Arts teacher at Hedrick Middle school and the proprietor of the The ELA Cafe. Archives
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