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**Building Blocks for teaching children to read-** Five components of reading in conjunction with the three cueing systems!! The five components of reading: phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. All of these components are necessary for children to become successful readers.
 * These are the terms we are learning about in class. feel free to add any content or links that you think would be helpful.**

[]: Florida Center for Reading Research offers a large selection of literacy activities for multiple grade levels, focusing on the 5 components of reading.

things that make doing something easier, electronic devices.
 * Technology-**

The ability for someone to display the knowledge of reading, writing, speaking, learning, and other skills that requires them to be successful and functional in the community and globally. It was once saw as just reading and writing, but has shifted towards the importance of literacy on many more levels. Including: technology literacy, speaking and viewing, etc.
 * Literacy-**

Show what the student really knows
 * Authentic- genuine, original, not fake, not copied**


 * Tolerance- build up to a certain level**
 * a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

[|Examples of Digital Portfolios at the Elementary Level] This site gives examples how Magnet School in San Deigo, CA. has students use portfolios and unit projects to create personal connections to their learning process.
 * Portfolio- collect of products that show your best work**


 * Self Assessment-the ability to assess whether or not something you did, said, etc. was productive, and whether or not changes need to be made and where.**


 * Significance- relational importance**
 * of extreme importance

situational problems. [|Internet Etiquette Tips for Kids and Parents too!] This is an article by Family Living Ideas that bullets important Do’s and Don’ts that children should know.
 * Ethics-right and wrong**


 * Community-collection of people**
 * a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.


 * Stake Holders- ALL people ivnolved in a childs education. Administrators, community members, parents, specialists, advocates, teachers, peers, sec, custodians, brothers, sisters,**


 * Motivation:** positive feedback, what will make you complete a task, what makes you tick.


 * CAST: "**a nonprofit research and development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through Universal Design for Learning. Founded in 1984 as the Center for Applied Special Technology, CAST has earned international recognition for its innovative contributions to educational products, classroom practices, and policies. Its staff includes specialists in education research and policy, neuropsychology, clinical/school psychology, technology, engineering, curriculum development, K-12 professional development, and more." []

People that are younger than 30
 * Digital Natives**
 * people who have grown up in the digital world using technology as a way to communicate, record, educate, and understand society.

People that are older than 30
 * Digital Immigrants**
 * an individual who was born before the existence of digital technology.

[] "What should we call these “new” students of today? Some refer to them as the N-[for Net]-gen or D-[for digital]-gen. But the most useful designation I have found for them is Digital Natives. Our students today are all “native speakers” of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet"
 * Prensky's "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants" paper.**

Blooms Levels of thinking. Traditional Taxonomy: [] Digital Taxonomy:


 * obsolescence (my word for the class) Jen** outdated

Visual Literacy

Creativity: take a go at it!


 * involves thinking or behaving **imaginatively**, that is **purposeful**, something **original** and of **value** in relation to the objective.

[|Viva la Neurodiversity: with my favorite brain blog hidden below].

encounter the design? can they reestablish proficiency? they recover from the errors?
 * Usability**- Usability is defined by five quality components:
 * Learnability: How easy is it for users to accomplish basic tasks the first time they
 * Efficiency: Once users have learned the design, how quickly can they perform tasks?
 * Memorability: When users return to the design after a period of not using it, how easily
 * Errors: How many errors do users make, how severe are these errors, and how easily can
 * Satisfaction: How pleasant is it to use the design? (Tiffany Lucero)

Here is a Prezi that deals with comprehension and reading. []
 * Comprehension Tools**

Here is 7 reading comprehension tools to help with comprehension. []

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 * Vocabulary (How do we teach it - below you will find a couple cools links for strategies/the first is my favorite):**