IPADS in the classroom

I have put in for an IPADS grant for our inclusion classroom being provided by an initiative by the District Special Services Dept. I am looking for some very research based apps that will help struggling readers, writers. We could also use some great mathematics apps. I have downloaded some of the EDM math games via ITunes Apps. Some of my kids have used them and they just love the IPAD. Not only is a great for students with various learning styles, but it fits in very well with our inclusion classroom. I've even projected a few photos and videos using the IPAD onto the Smartboard. You need to get the VGA adaptor to do that. AWESOME!

Fire Prevention Week Word Wall

I put together the Fire Prevention Week word wall for our classroom. After gluing all the words onto tag board, I introduced all the words to our classroom students using the Smartboard. They then wrote a letter to our local fire fighters using the words. The words were laminated.

Reading Streets aligned with Response to Intervention

www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

www.mypearsontraining.com (You can watch the online video on how to set up your classroom account for the SuccessNet dashboard.) I highly recommend that you watch the tutorials.

Reading Streets follows the Response to Intervention (RTI) model to help you meet the instructional needs of all children. It offers a process that monitors children’s progress throughout the year so you can support on-level and advanced children and identify struggling readers early. More support is in the Response to Intervention Kit, which address the five core areas of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. As you work with struggling readers in small groups, you can use the kit for additional teacher modeling, more scaffolding, and multiple opportunities for practice. You have the strategies and tools you need to prevent these children from falling behind.

Check out this link that shows how they link Reading Streets with Response to Intervention (RTI)

http://www.mypearsontraining.com/pdfs/TG_RS2011_RtI.pdf

Pearson’s RTI solutions are manageable, aligned, and expedient to address the needs of all students. Interventions on Reading Street are highly targeted and employ the same research and methodologies that power the core.

I highly recommend creating your classroom account by going to www.pearsonsuccessnet.com The access code for this should be with your reading kit. If you’re not sure please see me or a Reading Coach.

You can assign your kids in your classroom the On Level, Below Level or Advanced level readers to the children to read on their own at home or use in centers during your 90 minute block. The readers can be accessed online through the website and the children can track the print while it reads the story word by word to them. There are add’l resources in the online Teachers Edition that you should take advantage of.