W3_Reading

Ehri, L. C. (1995), Phases of development in learning to read words by sight. Journal of Research in Reading, 18: 116–125. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.1995.tb00077.x

Phases of Development in Learning to Read Words by Sight

This article describes how a student learns to read and the different phases he or she may go through to develop automatic sight word recognition.

Ehri, L. C. (2005). Learning to read words: Theory, findings, and issues. Scientific Studies of Reading, 9(2), 167-188. doi:10.1207/s1532799xssr0902_4

Learning to Read Words: Theory, Findings, and Issues

I will use this article to focus on the problems students have when learning to read.  It is important for teachers to be aware of common problems in order to help struggling readers. 

Elamin, C., Fordham, N., Hammond, D., O’bannon, B., Vannetta, R., & Gruber, K. (2002). Infusing technology into the elementary classroom. Computers in the Schools, 19(1), 149-162. Doi10.1300/J025v19n01_11

Infusing Technology into the Elementary Classroom

This article focuses on the importance of informed teachers integrating technology into their classrooms and the importance of it be intentional and teachers being well educated.

Hadley, M., & Sheingold, K. (1990). Accomplished teachers:  Integrating computers into classroom practices. Retrieved on October 15, 2010 from http://eric.ed.gov /PDFS/ ED322900.pdf

Accomplished teachers:  Integrating computers into classroom practices

This article implies that good teachers are using computers in the classroom as well as teaching students how to use computers and applications as tools.