Using Technology Using Technology Reading Skills Reading Skills West Los Angeles College West Los Angeles College Tech Fair – Fall 2010 Tech Fair – Fall 2010 D. Matsuno D. Matsuno
Using TechnologyUsing Technology
Reading SkillsReading Skills
West Los Angeles CollegeWest Los Angeles College
Tech Fair – Fall 2010Tech Fair – Fall 2010
D. MatsunoD. Matsuno
Reading Skills - GoalsReading Skills - Goals
Increase Reading Increase Reading RateRate
Improve Reading Improve Reading ComprehensionComprehension
Broaden Reading ExperienceBroaden Reading Experience ((reading content, vocabularyreading content, vocabulary))
Use of TechnologyUse of Technology
Program Program assessesassesses reading rate reading rate
Visual perception Visual perception exercisesexercises
Guided Reading – Guided Reading – presentspresents reading reading text according to specific reading text according to specific reading raterate
Immediate feedbackImmediate feedback - - AdjustsAdjusts reading rate or level of reading reading rate or level of reading
- Progress - Progress reportsreports
ResultsResults
Student attained goal of Student attained goal of higher reading speedhigher reading speed and and reading comprehensionreading comprehension..
Student Student persistencepersistence (approx. 6 weeks+) key to (approx. 6 weeks+) key to reaching goal.reaching goal.
Gained Gained confidenceconfidence in reading – no longer thinks of in reading – no longer thinks of himself as a slow reader.himself as a slow reader.
Student Student motivatedmotivated to continue training to to continue training to maintain and enhance reading skills.maintain and enhance reading skills.
Other Reading ProgramsOther Reading Programs
Plato Plato reading levels 3 – 12+ reading levels 3 – 12+
- multimedia tutorials and applications- multimedia tutorials and applications- - Essential Reading Skills – word recognitionEssential Reading Skills – word recognition
- Fundamental, Intermediate and Advanced Reading- Fundamental, Intermediate and Advanced Reading
StrategiesStrategies
- Vocabulary and Reading (Expository Text and Literature)- Vocabulary and Reading (Expository Text and Literature)
- network or web-based- network or web-based
- no diagnostics- no diagnostics
Other Reading ProgramsOther Reading Programs
Reading PlusReading Plus Grade 1 – 12+ Grade 1 – 12+
- diagnostic - diagnostic (reading grade level and (reading grade level and reading speed)reading speed)
- visual exercises- visual exercises
- guided reading- guided reading
- reporting- reporting
- web based only- web based only
Comparison of ProgramsComparison of Programs(check for)(check for)
Target AudienceTarget Audience
Diagnostics: reading speed and/or reading Diagnostics: reading speed and/or reading comprehensioncomprehension
Built-in adjustment for reading speed and/or Built-in adjustment for reading speed and/or reading levelreading level
Report of Student ProgressReport of Student Progress
Web-basedWeb-based
ImplementationImplementation
A Reading Lab can support the following:A Reading Lab can support the following:
Reading Courses – creditReading Courses – credit
Supervised Learning Assistance (non-Supervised Learning Assistance (non-credit) credit)
Supplement to a Course (lab Supplement to a Course (lab component)component)
ImpactImpact
High percentage of students assess at Basic Skills High percentage of students assess at Basic Skills level.level.
Reading Skills essential to all courses at West, even Reading Skills essential to all courses at West, even mathematics.mathematics.
Reading Skills are essential for securing employment.Reading Skills are essential for securing employment.
Students show pride in reading improvement and Students show pride in reading improvement and become motivated and confident readers.become motivated and confident readers.