Literacy Toolkit [electronic resource]
The toolkit contains print and electronic resources, including (1) "eMERGing Literacy and Technology: Working Together", A 492 page curriculum guide; (2) "LitTECH Interactive Presents: The Beginning of Literacy", a DVD that provides and overview linking technology to the concepts...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2005.
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| Summary: | The toolkit contains print and electronic resources, including (1) "eMERGing Literacy and Technology: Working Together", A 492 page curriculum guide; (2) "LitTECH Interactive Presents: The Beginning of Literacy", a DVD that provides and overview linking technology to the concepts of emerging literacy; (3) "Your Preschool Classroom Computer Center: How Does It Measure Up?", a DVD that provides guidelines for teachers who are trying to make the computer center and integral part of their classrooms; (4) "A Guide to Selecting Software for Young Children", a DVD to help teachers select appropriate software to meet children's needs; (5) "Supporting the Early Childhood Curriculum with Technology", a DVD that addresses technology integration and ways teachers can support and enhance thematic units with software and related materials; (6) "Tools of the Trade: Early Childhood Software", a DVD that shares innovative ways teachers integrate technology tools (software, digital cameras, etc.) into classroom routines; and (7) "eMERGing Literacy and Technology: Curriculum Resource Guide", a CD and Resource Guide that contains training materials, handouts, and agenda that can be used for staff development. The DVDs are also available in VHS format. The document is organized into the following chapters: (1) An Overview; (2) Designing the Environment; (3) Selecting Software; (4) Curriculum Activities; (5) Curriculum Activities with Tool and Graphic Software; (6) Curriculum Activities with HyperStudio; (7) Customized Activities and Adaptations; (8) Family Involvement; and (9) Assessment of Literacy Skills. (Contains 14 appendices.) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education, 32 Horrabin Hall, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455. Tel: 309-298-1634; Fax: 309-298-2305; Web site: http://www.wiu.edu/thecenter. Sponsoring Agency: Western Illinois Univ., Macomb. Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education. Abstractor: ERIC. Educational level discussed: Early Childhood Education. |
| Physical Description: | 489 pages. |
| Audience: | Teachers. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (Guides, Classroom/Teacher) Text (Reports, Descriptive) |
| Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note: | Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education. |