I think I am going to have a complete 'turnaround' with the direction of my project! I still will focus on differentiation, but after attending a very interesting inservice on Monday, I think I'll try a different approach to the one I was going to take!
The inservice was on audio books & the methods a school has used for distributing these resources through their library. After hearing some of the teachers discussing the educational advantages of such a program, & realising that the cost and 'set up' are relatively 'cheap', I think I'll investigate the impact that such a system might have on improving student outcomes.... on students identified as reluctant readers (& most likely strugglers in this area).
For our school, I've been thinking of the best possible set up & so I purchased an MP3 player today & recorded a story myself. I also set up a 'Box.net' account & loaded the story onto the site. I'm thinking that if I can set it up so that the students can access the files as easily as possible, then some of the 'administrative' problems, (that generally take time), might not surface & the program will be off to a good start.
I think I'll only focus on a small group, maybe those seen to be most needy & I'll target boys as I have background research that supports the use of technology in Literacy activities, especially for boys.
What does the team think?
Frances
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The inservice was very good, I agree Fran. It has made me think of ways to help improve student learning and how it can enhance the work that I do in learning support. The idea around engagement of reluctant readers is one that interests me as well. The student that we focus on has great difficulty, and, as suggested we should gather as much data as we are able to see the difference our project makes.
Thanks Toni,
I also 'branched out' to the Teacher Librarian network with this idea, hoping to get some other TL's who have already done research on this topic interested.
I think a combined, focused effort will allow us to investigate the whole concept of auditory learners, and the impact that ICT can have on student outcomes in Literacy areas, more thoroughly
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