Technology+and+the+5+Building+Blocks+to+Reading

=Technology and the 5 Building Blocks to Reading=

===In this presentation, __practice guides__ are featured as an essential element in learning and reinforcing new reading skills presented in class. With practice guides available in the classroom and at home, several objectives are accomplished.===
 * ===It offers students a way of practicing reading skills introduced in the classroom.===
 * ===It provides an opportunity for parents to be directly involved in the reading skill development of their child.===
 * ===It offers schools a way to extend the learning day and in creating a positive school-home relationship.===
 * ===Practice guides can be developed for any content area or skill that needs to be reinforced.===

The questions that will be proposed in this workshop and to further explore are:
===1. __Is a process established in your school__ or district for reading specialists, technology specialists, classroom teachers, and special educators to collaborate on reviewing the possibilities and __recommending uses of technology to enhance reading instruction?__===

===2. __What technologies (hardware and software) are available in your school or district to support reading instruction?__ How are they currently being used? How are teachers prepared to use them effectively?===

===3. __Which of the five components of effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension) need to be strengthened__ in your school or district? Which technologies can enhance these components?===

===4. __How is your school providing reading instruction to students who are reading below their grade levels?__ ESL students? Special needs students? How can technology support teachers in helping these students?===