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Playing with Digital Storytelling seems an invaluable blog.  Posted on the Teaching with Technology blog the reader is instructed on how to download everything necessary for, then undertake the job of creating a silent film with text placards to front load content in a text.  If I can master this exercise it will prove to be far more valuable that the money I paid for this course.

 

 The blog has links to all of the necessary programs and the cost for purchasing everything necessary is under $5. 

Reading Comprehension Exercises is written by a parent (Rick) who advises the use of comprehension exercises while teaching their child to read.  The gist of the article is that while a child is reading aloud or being read to the parent can ask questions about the text, characters, settings.  Rick states that your child's response will tell you whether or not he or she understood the text."  

The blog goes on to state that in addition to asking simple questions that test recollection and comprehension the parent should have the child make predictions about the story.  The parents should also have their kids explain main points or the author's theme, have the child tell a portion of the story through the eyes of a certain character, or create a visualization of the story.

Finally, Richard Bryne's  Try Wikibrains for Brainstorm instructs the reader on how to create a brainstorm web by entering one word, words, or a phrase. After entering a word the user is prompted to add more words by completing the phrase, "Makes me think off..." Each new word or phrase that is entered is added to the word web.  A student can rearrange the circles however they choose to create various phrases..

Works Cited

Bryne, R. (December 8, 2012)Try Wikibrain for Brainstorming. Retrieved from www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/12/try-wikibrains-for-brainstorming.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+(Free+Technology+for+Teachers)&utm_content=Google+Reader#.UMUj8aOANGwhttp://falconphysics.blogspot.com/2012/04/playing-with-digital-storytelling.html

Dickie, S. (April 15, 2012) Playing With Digital Storytelling. falconphysics. blogspot.com/2012/04/playing-with-digital-storytelling.html

 

Rick (No Last Name Given), (March 8,2012)reading Comprehension Exercise.  Retrieved from http://www.child-reading-tips.com/reading-comprehension-activities/reading-comprehension-exercises.html

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