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Illinois Reading Council Conference “Literacy Outside the Box!” March 17 - 19 2011

Demonstration and Integration of 100% Free Reading Based T ools and Websites. Presented By Dick Briggs Discovery Learning Program. Illinois Reading Council Conference “Literacy Outside the Box!” March 17 - 19 2011. U.S. Marines ‘66 - ‘68 One tour in Vietnam - why FREE

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Illinois Reading Council Conference “Literacy Outside the Box!” March 17 - 19 2011

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  1. Demonstration and Integration of 100% Free Reading Based Tools and Websites Presented By Dick Briggs Discovery Learning Program Illinois Reading Council Conference “Literacy Outside the Box!” March 17 - 19 2011

  2. U.S. Marines ‘66 - ‘68 One tour in Vietnam - why FREE • B. S. Ed (’71) M.S. Ed (‘73) Illinois State University • Certificates: • Educable Mentally Handicapped • Physically Handicapped • Learning Disabilities • Elementary K - 9 • Educational Administration • Taught High School EMH ’71 - ‘73 Eureka, Il • Taught K-6 Learning Disabilities ’73 - ‘77 Bloomington, Il • Wrote and Directed a Title IV ESEA Grant ’77 - ‘79 • Project RIGHT: Reading Improvement Gained through Hemispheric Training • 1979 - 2007: State Farm Insurance, Systems Department • 2000 - Current: Creator - My Breakfast Reading Program • 2007 - Current: President, Discovery Learning Program Dick Briggs President Discovery Learning Program 501c - Not for Profit Organization

  3. Demonstrations My Breakfast Reading Program 1 Collaboration Software 2 TTS Text to Speech Software 3 Online Dictionary 4 Audio Recording Software 5 Clip Art Software 6 Spelling Website

  4. 1: Collaboration Software • Conference Follow-up • Intra-district mini workshops • Inter-district mini workshops • Share desktop • Allow control by others Join.me

  5. 2: TTS Text to Speech Software http://www.sphenet.com/ http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/ • Adaptive technology - use in content areas • Reads any text copied to clipboard • Can highlight words while reading

  6. 3: Online Dictionary http://www.wordsmyth.net/ • Provides syllabication • Provides enunciation • Definitions • Definitions in context • Morphology (inflections/derivations) • Related words

  7. 4: Audio Recording Software http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/ • Create your own audio files • Easy to edit • Incorporate in PowerPoint • Enables repeated reading and peer tutoring • Use for documenting ORF

  8. 5: Clip Art Software http://www.animationfactory.com/en/ • Illustrate stories • Illustrate vocabulary • Incorporate audio recordings PowerPoint http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/?CTT=97

  9. 6: Spelling Website http://www.spellingcity.com/ • Practice spelling • Uses words in context for vocabulary • Uses many games • Printing/cursive worksheets • Save your lists • Students can link to your class list

  10. www.MyBreakfastReadingProgram.com Single Syllable Words My Breakfast Reading Program Multisyllabic Words

  11. My Breakfast Reading Program’s Toolkit for Teaching: Alphabetic Principle - Automaticity - Morphology - Vocabulary - Spelling - Fluency betbets betting beatbeats beating Morphed wordsImages + SentencesText to Speech (TTS) Explicit Instruction Video and Audio clips Manipulative Dominoes AutomaticityWorksheets root - plural - past present - future ExistingInflectional Morphology Explicit Instruction Context Letter - Sound Association Text to Speech (TTS) Phrases - Sentences ParagraphsText to Speech (TTS)Fluency - Repeated Readings Letter Boxes Text to Speech (TTS) Listening and Speaking Vocabulary Sound Blending Reading and Writing Vocabulary Find theVowels SpellingWords in sentences GamesAudio Vowel Rules ExistingDerivational Morphology better beater beatable unbeatable 1 short a/e/i/o/u 1 R Controlled ar/er/ir/or/ur 1 Diphthong aw/ew/ow/oy prefix: un - re - ill - im -in - ir suffix: er - able - tion - cious Explicit Instruction 2 longa/e/i/o/u 2 R Controlled air/ear/are eer/ire/ier/oar/ore/oor 2 Diphthong au/ou/ue/ou/oi Online DictionaryText to Speech (TTS)

  12. My Breakfast Reading Program’s Toolkit for Teaching: AdvancedAlphabetic Principle - Automaticity - Morphology - Vocabulary - Spelling - Fluency Find the Vowels + Syllabication Rules AutomaticityWorksheets Explicit Instruction Context donut rule: Open Vowel Phrases - Sentences ParagraphsText to Speech (TTS)Fluency - Repeated Readings Text to Speech (TTS) Listening and Speaking Vocabulary muffin rule: two consonants Reading and Writing Vocabulary grapefruit rule: compound words ExistingInflectional andDerivational Morphology SpellingWords in sentences GamesAudio grapefruit rule: suffix grapefruit rule: suffix or inflections: root - plural - past - present - futureprefix: un - re - ill - im -in - ir … suffix: er - able - tion - cious … grapefruit rule: prefix donut rule: Open Vowel Explicit Instruction Sound Blending Text to Speech (TTS) Online DictionaryText to Speech (TTS)

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