Deepening Comprehension with Developing Readers
To help support reading comprehension, special education teachers, were awarded this grant which purchased books written at lower readability levels, with topics to meet students interest and develop comprehension. It allows teachers to continue to incorporate guided reading and book clubs in their classrooms while engaging the students in leveled reading books with age-appropriate content.
Supporting Instruction with Digital Devices
This grant allows trained Reading Specialist the opportunity to utilize the technological benefits of the iPads with students in small group and duing in-class support times. Teachers will be able to use existing programs to target student specific areas of need.
Multi-Sensory Word Study
The grant awarded 3 iPads for preschool classroom at Roberts to help facilitate the learning of age appropriate skills during individual and small group instruction. In addition, the iPads will work as learning tools to carry over skills that the occupational and speech therapists are focusing on with classified students in order to help meet […]
Keyboards
With the addition of 30 keyboards, English teachers and students will have the ability to utilize new applications, means of note-taking and organization, as well as writing tools with ease. The attachable keyboards students will be more inclined and able to write papers and take notes.
Grammar & Mechanics in the Digital Age
In addition to mentor texts and resource guides, this grant provides concrete visual representations of language (multi-colored word rods) that students can manipulate to build sentences and understand the fundamentals of grammar and how it works. The materials would be used by all students from Kindergarten through 6th grade.