Young children today are drawn to technology at a young age of five to ten years, and technology is now a key component of literacy.
Early technology exposure allowed children to read and write telecommunications. Telecommunications literacy means that children are not only able to manage their computers, but also to search and analyze many types of information.
As teachers, we must be ready to help all students learn to use modern technology to enhance their literacy and thinking skills. In other words, we should do everything we can to help our students read telecommunications.
In order to function in today's world, children must learn to read more than just paperbacks. In this column, I highlight the websites you don't want to miss.
ADVANTAGES OF USING TECHNOLOGY FOR READING
There are many benefits of using the Internet to teach reading and writing. Many online stories published on the internet offer a variety of options for young children.
They can choose options such as story animation, verbal presentation or word pronunciation on demand. Making such choices while reading allows children to take ownership of their reading. As a result, reading becomes fun and relevant to one's own life.
Second, in order to be part of the global community in our tech-driven world, children must now navigate, read, write and think using information and communication technologies.
The work has changed dramatically with the advent of technology. As a result of these changes, teachers have to not only incorporate technology into the curriculum, but also to teach students to read critically using technology.
The following websites are some of my favorites because they were interactive and provided opportunities to practice reading and writing skills. I have classified them as websites useful for phonics and phonological awareness, comprehension, fluency, vocabulary or writing.
PHONICS AND PHONEMIC AWARENESS (www.starfall.com)
This website is ideal for beginner literacy as it provides intermediate to advanced readers with character sounds and interactive online online stories.
Material online content provides novice readers with the opportunity to discover and communicate words and the sounds that make them up.
Users can download printed or free content. Parents can take part in this adventure online adventure with their children.
VOCABULARY (www.vocabulary.com)
This site gives you access to a variety of learning activities and lesson plans that make it easy to acquire words. It also provides reading lists and test preparation to help students practice their vocabulary.
IDIOMS (www.idiomsite.com)
This site provides an explanation of common idioms we use. By clicking on a sentence, definitions are provided. This site will be a great way to help ESL learners learn everyday phrases.
www.stonesoup.com
This magazine is a material produced by children around the world. This is an excellent resource to share with the students in your class. There are online links to subscribe to the magazine, as well as autobiographies of children who have contributed to the magazine.
www.puzzlemaker.com
This is a great site for teachers, parents, and students. You can create and customize various puzzles for students to practice their vocabulary.
The word list is provided for a particular topic, but you can also create your own puzzles based on the words you practice.
It also provides links to science data, teacher stores, homework help, and other resources that are helpful to teachers and students alike.
www.word-detective.com
This page is the online equivalent of a newspaper column answering questions about words and English. You can access archives of questions from previous editions or ask your question about words. Is there such a thing? Columns for science questions and archives for researching previous questions.
www:readwritethink.org/materials/letter-generator
The Letter Generator tool is designed to help students identify parts of a business letter or informal letter, and then create letters by writing information in character samples. Sample letter is included, and students can learn about the parts
I chose those sites because they provide a unique opportunity for children to promote active literacy through technology.
I hope it helps especially for those who have children.