Literacy Acquisition

Getting Started: More about New Literacies

Treavor — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:58:57 +0000

Searching for New Literacy Classrooms
This site defines New Literacies and provides a list of characteristics of classrooms that incorporate new literacies.

http://www.readingonline.org/newliteracies/kist/index.html

Center for the Study of Children, Youth, and Media
This site gives you a brief description of programs that are helping children acquire new literacy skills as they investigate issues important to their lives.

http://www.childrenyouthandmediacentre.co.uk/theme.asp?ThemeType=New%20Media&TableName=Overview&RowID=5

Teacher Planning & Implementation of New Literacy Projects

Treavor — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:52:57 +0000

In Time: Integrating New Technologies Into the Methods of Education
At this site you can see how teachers are integrating new literacies into their content areas. You can browse video examples by subject or grade level.

http://www.intime.uni.edu/

Filmmaking Across the Curriculum
http://www.acmi.net.au/5B74CECD3BE94E00BF511EB69DC00086.htm

Examples of Student Work

Treavor — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:44:56 +0000

Digital Media & Digital Storytelling
These sites provide examples of how students are integrating digital media to compose multi-modal compositions and bring issues in their local communities into the classroom.

Multimedia Maps
http://kidsown.ie/mmm/book/index.html

Centre for Digital Story Telling
http://www.storycenter.org/stories/index.php?cat=3

Streets Full of Stories
http://www.utexas.edu/features/2005/eas/index.html

Screen It 2006 Winner’s Gallery
http://www.acmi.net.au/screen_it_2006_winners.htm

Screen It 2005 Winner’s Gallery
http://www.acmi.net.au/screen_it.htm

I Served in the American Civil War
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=178

WebQuests
These sites provide an explanation of Webquests, some examples, and templates for building a Webquest for your students.

Building Blocks of a Webquest
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/buildingblocks/p-index.htm

Webquest.org
http://webquest.org/index.php

Photo Books

Alphabet Photo Book
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=120

A Counting Photo Book
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=119

Group 5: A Focus on Children’s Literature

Treavor — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:47:33 +0000

Nappy Hair Controversy

http://www.carolivia.org/nappyhair/book.html

http://www.adversity.net/special/nappy_hair.htm

Group 4: One Teacher’s Practice

Treavor — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:42:10 +0000

Embracing Ebonics & Teaching Standard English: An Interview with Oakland Teacher Carrie Street

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/12_01/ebsecret.shtml

Group 3: Exploring Delpit’s Perspective (What should teachers do?)

Treavor — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:39:29 +0000

Ebonics and Culturally Responsive Instruction

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/12_01/ebdelpit.shtml

Group 2: The Oakland School District

Treavor — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:32:26 +0000

Should black English be considered a second language? (reaction to Oakland, CA, school district making Ebonics a second language)

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-19082465.html

Ebonics controversy of bilingualism in Oakland, California

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DXK/is_n24_v13/ai_20055255

Group 1: Education Policy and Controversy

Treavor — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:27:54 +0000

NCTE: On the Students’ Right to Their Own Language
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/lang/107502.htm?source=gs

Opinion: Ebonics Slang No Substitute for Standard English
http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21NVKingEbonics802.html

Language Varieties—Classroom Tips
http://www.une.edu.au/langnet/tips.html

Understanding Issues Related to Children in Poverty

Treavor — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:24:14 +0000

National Center for Children in Poverty
http://www.nccp.org/

Low Wage America
http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1076

Making Ends Meet
http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/05/13/reviews/010513.13gallagt.html

Profiles of Low-Wage America
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/low_wage/

Myths and Stereotypes about People in Poverty

Treavor — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:05:02 +0000

Myths & Facts about Poverty and Welfare
http://www.alabamapoverty.org/myths.html

A Framework for Understanding Ruby Payne
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/21_02/fram212.shtml

Hidden Rules
http://www.ext.wvu.edu/cyfar/rut/hiddenrules.htm

Understanding and Working with Children and Adults from Poverty
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:0sRg7o9SfaAJ:homepages.wmich.edu/~ljohnson/Payne.pdf+ruby+payne+hidden+rules&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=firefox-a