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Justin Dyson

TV can improve literacy - Winnipeg Free Press - 1 views

  • The long-held belief that television is detrimental to child development, emotional health and overall literacy has been a stubborn one in North America. The opinion, largely fuelled by anecdotal evidence, and poorly constructed studies has, however, proven not only unfounded, but the bulk of research has actually demonstrated the opposite.
  • "Moderate amounts of television viewing were found to be beneficial for reading," states Annie Moses in the Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, further stating that "programs that aim to promote literacy in young children have been found to positively impact specific early literacy skills".
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    Television found to improve literacy in children, especially at a young age.
Justin Dyson

Text messaging can boost literacy among pupils, research suggests | National Literacy T... - 0 views

  • According to new research the use of “textisms” can improve literacy among pupils by giving them extra exposure to word composition outside the school day, it was claimed.
  • However academics from Coventry University said there was “no evidence” that access to mobile phones harmed children’s literacy skills and could even have a positive impact on spelling.
  • According to the report, the association between spelling and text messaging may be explained by the highly phonetic nature of the abbreviations used by children and the alphabetic awareness required for successfully decoding the words. The report, funded by Becta, the government's education technology agency stated: “It is also possible that textism use adds value because of the indirect way in which mobile phone use may be increasing children’s exposure to print outside of school.” Prof Clare Wood, senior lecturer in the university’s psychology department, said: “We are now starting to see consistent evidence that children’s use of text message abbreviations has a positive impact on their spelling skills. “There is no evidence that children’s language play when using mobile phones is damaging literacy development.”
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    texting improving literacy according to government education tech agency
Jason McNee

New Technologies for Literacy and Adult Education: A Global Perspective - 0 views

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    This is a great report by UNESCO Publishing regarding access to technology and information and the increase of literacy among adults. It takes into account the global implications of things such as social media and access to the internet through mobile devices and has complete citations to support.
Jessica Casey

Can social networking boost literacy skills? - 1 views

  • The National Literacy Trust found that social networking sites and blogs help students to develop more positive attitudes toward writing and to become more confident in their writing abilities.
  • According to one of the studies, 49 per cent of young people believe that writing is “boring.” However, students who use technology-based texts such as blogs have more positive attitudes toward writing.
  • The study also showed that students who write blogs or maintain a profile on a social networking site tend to be more confident about their writing ability. More than 60 per cent of students who blog and 56 per cent of students who have a profile on a social networking site claim to be “good” or “very good” writers, compared with only 47 per cent of those who don’t use online formats.
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  • Students who are active online are significantly more likely to keep a journal or write short stories, letters or song lyrics than those without a social networking presence.
  • Of the five kinds of writing that students engaged in most regularly, four were technology based: 82 per cent of students sent text messages (77 per cent of these messages were notes, answers to questions asked in class or remarks about homework assignments), 73 per cent used instant messaging, 67 per cent sent e-mails and 63 per cent wrote on social networking sites.
  • Dr. Spencer Jordan, a creative writing teacher in the School of Education at the University of Wales, notes that web ­technologies encourage young people to write confidently about things they enjoy.
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    Social Networking and Literacy Skills
Justin Dyson

Facebook and Bebo can help literacy - Telegraph - 0 views

  • Facebook and Bebo should be used in the classroom to boost pupils' literacy skills, according to a Government-backed report.
  • t added: "Using sites to communicate, collaborate and create means learners use and can develop a wide range of literacy skills."
  • he study also said students should be allowed to use sites to "collaborate on homework projects or discuss lessons" with other pupils.
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    Facebook helps improve literacy according to UK sanctioned study by "Childnet"
Jason McNee

Social NetworkiNg Sites & adult literacy learNiNg: raising the issues | Lauren Albr... - 1 views

  •  Adult literacy learners are unequivocally using SNS for social purposes and are simultaneously informallylearning literacy (in the broad sense) as well as technical and social skills. However, few are fully using thepower of SNS and social media due to unequal access and lack of socio-technical capital, or know how
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    Comprehensive study of social media's affect on literacy in adults.
Catalina Titcomb

What are literacy skills? | Thoughtful Learning: Curriculum for 21st Century Skills, In... - 0 views

  • What are literacy skills? Literacy skills help students gain knowledge through reading as well as using media and technology. These skills also help students create knowledge through writing as well as developing media and technology.
  • Technology Literacy We are living through a technological revolution, with huge changes taking place over brief spans of time. A decade ago, Facebook didn't exist, but now many people could not live without it. The average cellphone is now more powerful than computers from several years ago. We are surrounded by technology, and most of it performs multiple functions. In Growing Up Digital: How the Net Generation Is Changing Your World, Don Tapscott outlines the following eight expectations that students have of technology. Freedom to express their views, personalities, and identities Ability to customize and personalize technology to their own tastes Ability to dig deeper, finding whatever information they want Honesty in interactions with others and with organizations Fun to be part of learning, work, and socialization as well as entertainment Connecting to others and collaborating in everything Speed and responsiveness in communication and searching for answers Innovation and change, not settling for familiar technologies but seeking and using what is new and better
Jessica Casey

http://www.learningpt.org/pdfs/literacy/disability.pdf - 1 views

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    Starting with page 8, this article sites specific programs used on the computer and television that aides children with disabilities in improving their literacy skills.
Jason McNee

Emerging Technologies in Adult Literacy - 0 views

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    Great description of several emerging technologies that address and overcome the challenges of adult literacy.
Justin Dyson

The effect of text messaging on 9- and 10-year-old children's reading, spelling and pho... - 0 views

  • However, within the mobile phone group, there was evidence that use of text abbreviations was positively related to gains in literacy skills. Moreover, after controlling for individual differences in IQ, and the children's performance at pre-test, textism usage was able to account for a significant amount of variance in post-test spelling scores. These results show that text messaging does not adversely affect the development of literacy skills within this age group, and that the children's use of textisms when text messaging is positively related to improvement in literacy skills, especially spelling.
Jessica Casey

Quality Television Shows that Focus on Early Literacy - 0 views

  • watching developmentally appropriate programming with your children can have many positive benefits (bonding between caregiver and child, the introduction of new vocabulary words, exploring new places together, etc.).
Justin Dyson

EBSCOhost: Web 2.0 and Information Literacy Instruction: Aligning Technology with ACRL... - 0 views

  • Activity theory provided a framework for data analysis and interpretation related to the patterns of activities that took place while students used each Web 2.0 tool. Web 2.0 was found to enhance all five information literacy standards. These standards related to collaboration, information organization, creativity, discussion, and technology education.[Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Jessica Casey

http://escalate.ac.uk/downloads/8298.pdf - 1 views

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    Improved Literacy with Texting
Justin Dyson

Text Messaging and Grammatical Development | Nuffield Foundation - 0 views

  • Although most participants in all three groups violated grammatical convention in their text messages, researchers found no evidence that this affected their understanding of written or spoken grammar at either point in time. For the primary school children, there was an association between punctuation errors in texts and spelling ability. Children who made fewer punctuation errors when texting tended to be better at spelling and quicker to process writing than those who made more errors in their texts.   For the undergraduate group, there was some evidence of a link between punctuation errors in texts and the spelling ability and grammatical understanding of participants. However, this link was weak and researchers concluded it was more likely related to the IQ score of students. The latest findings follow an earlier study led by Professor Wood that showed children’s use of text abbreviations can have a positive effect on literacy outcomes and may even enhance children’s understanding of conventional spelling.
Justin Dyson

What is the Impact of Technology on Learning? | Education.com - 0 views

  • Research literature throughout the past decade has shown that technology can enhance literacy development, impact language acquisition, provide greater access to information, support learning, motivate students, and enhance their self-esteem (ACT, 2004; CEO Forum, 2001; Boster et al., 2004; Mann et al., 1999; Tracey & Young, 2006; WestEd, 2002).
Justin Dyson

About Us - 0 views

  • LeapFrog is a leading designer, developer and marketer of innovative, technology-based educational products and related proprietary content. LeapFrog is 100% focused on developing products that will provide the most engaging, effective learning experience - for all ages, in school or home, around the world. We put learning first - a philosophy that distinguishes us from our competitors and fuels the entire company.The LeapFrog learning experience is brought to life by our highly specialized teams who unite the three key elements that truly set our products apart:We start with a rigorous, proven learning methodologyWe create compelling, multi-layered contentWe deliver the content and learning experience through the use of technology that is intuitive, invisible and engaging
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    My son uses many leapfrog products and loves watching their movies. They have taught him to count, learn his ABC's, shapes, colors, and many other things that make up good literacy skills.
Justin Dyson

PBS LearningMedia - 1 views

  • PBS LearningMedia's summer of literacy continues! Explore these dynamic resources designed to expand vocabulary, strengthen reading comprehension, and expose your students to notable authors and famous works of literature:
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    online resources for games, videos, and lesson plans to improve literacy skills
Jason McNee

Five iPhone tricks to beef up your texting skills | How To - CNET - 0 views

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    Image citation for texting.
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