We teach kids how to read a physical texts. I remember watching Guided Reading and Reading Recovery at Eastridge Elementary.
- both feet on the ground, sitting up straight
- book flat on the surface
- left hand at the bottom of the left page
- right hand at the top corner of the right page, ready for a quick page turn.
We teach them how to follow along with a finger or a ruler or a colored gel. We teach them how to complete the return sweep and not get lost in the lines. But what have we taught them to do to read digital texts? Probably not much. Because WE (and the entire field of education) is just learning how that gets done.
I've been thinking with Rebecca Robertson from Dumas Intermediate about how we can explicitly teach these skills.
You'll find lessons on
- Reader's Purpose and Z, F, E
- Slowing the Scroll and Managing the Screen
- RTWS: Read the Whole Screen
- Using the Explore Tool in Google Docs
- Visual Cues and Supports
What techniques do you use?
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