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Using Information Technologies to support Literacy

Background

In Summer 2003, Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Grades 7 –12 was developed by a writing team, commissioned by the Expert Panel on Students at Risk (Literacy), to support teachers as they use reading, writing and oral communication approaches in their classrooms.

In Summer 2004, teams of subject experts wrote additional subject-specific examples to help teachers combine the teaching of reading, writing and oral communication skills with their subject content.

In Summer 2005, teams of subject experts again wrote additional subject-specific examples to help teachers combine the teaching of reading, writing and oral communication skills with their subject content.

The project was sponsored by: CODE (Council of Ontario Directors of Education)

Download Documents

Part I - Introduction

• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Grades 7-12 (PDF document)

• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Grades 7-12 (WORD document)

Part II - READING STRATEGY

• Getting Ready to Read: Gathering and Evaluating Information from the World Wide Web (PDF)
• Getting Ready to Read: Gathering and Evaluating Information from the World Wide Web (WORD) 
• Engaging in Reading:Computerized Graphic Organizers (PDF)
• Engaging in Reading:Computerized Graphic Organizers (WORD) 
• Reacting to Reading:Responding to Text (Spider Maps) (PDF)
• Reacting to Reading:Responding to Text (Spider Maps) (WORD)

WRITING STRATEGY

• Developing and Organizing Ideas: Authoring a Website (PDF)
• Developing and Organizing Ideas: Authoring a Website (WORD) 
• Revising and Editing:Peer Editing (PDF)
• Revising and Editing:Peer Editing (WORD) 
• Generating Ideas:Using Digital Images (PDF)
• Generating Ideas:Using Digital Images (WORD) 
• Developing and Organizing Ideas:Webbing and Mapping (WORD)
• Developing and Organizing Ideas:Webbing and Mapping (PDF)

Other subject-specific examples to help teachers combine the teaching of reading, writing and oral communication skills with their subject content.

• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Business, Grades 7-12
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Family Studies, Grades 7-12
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Geography, Grades 7-12
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Health and Physical Education, Grades 7-10
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, History, Grades 7-12
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Information Technology, Grades 7-12, - Gathering and Evaluating Information and Authoring a Website
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Language/English, Grades 7-12
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Library, Grades 7-12
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Mathematics, Grades 7-12
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Music, Grades 7-12
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Science, Grades 7-12
• Think Literacy: Cross-Curricular Approaches, Technology, Grades 7-12