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CAN 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY HELP STRUGGLING READERS?

​Every year teachers have students who struggle with comprehension and give up in class because it is just too hard.  Engagement plays a huge part in the student's ability to learn. As teachers, we need to embrace technology and use it to our benefit. Struggling students can be more engaged, therefore learning more. Can technology can help close the achievement gap in reading comprehension? ​​

 Stephanie Jones                                   Reading with Technology                         Home        Learn More        Standards        Inspiration        About the Author


Digital Citizenship


If you are using technology in your classroom than you should teach your students about digital citizenship. Watch this short video to learn more.

Also, checkout their website for great lesson plans and parent materials. www.commonsensemedia.org/

Background 

Technology is now being used to administer end of the year state assessments. This means that districts and teachers are pushing to integrate technology into their teaching. With increasing access to technology, there are new ways to improve reading comprehension beyond the use of traditional direct instruction. Students need to make more than a year’s growth in reading comprehension in order to catch up and close the achievement gap. The purpose of this study was to see if technology could be used to help students comprehend grade level text, especially students who struggle with reading.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows
  •  no significant growth in reading scores from 2013 to 2015
  •  36%  of 4th grade students were at or above grade level in reading
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) shows
  • In the Spring of 2017, only 43.9% percent of students in 3rd grade met or exceeded the reading standard
  • all grades, with an average of 48.56% proficiency statewide (CAASPP, 2017)
​​If we want to see significant growth then finding a new strategy to help struggling readers is crucial for our education system. ​​
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