Re: TARGET: Technology and reading

[Edith Fuller <efuller@PPS.K12.OR.US>]

KidsClick! lists reading level as part of the web site annotations.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

Cheers. Edith.

Edith Fuller
Librarian, Professional Library
Portland Public Schools
Portland OR 97208

efuller@pps.k12.or.us
phone: +1 503 916 3406
fax: +1 503 916 3022
Professional Library web page
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/district/depts/edmedia/profhome.shtml
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Subject: Re: TARGET: Technology and reading


Many of the online databases (Electric Library is one that I know
specifically) have readability levels listed with their online
articles.
This allows the user or teacher to isolate materials that will be
relevant
to lower (or higher) readers.

Some of the most interest from my users come from the government
information
that ranges from 5th grade level to 21+ level.  The CIA has some of
the
higher levels of materials available on some of our databases.

For those who are interested in which databases we have, they are:

Electric Library
SIRS Researcher
SIRS Government Reporter
ProQuest Direct
Gale's---
     Kid's Edition
     Kid's InfoBits
     Junior Edition
     Student Edition
    General Reference Center Gold
     Expanded Academic ASAP
     Professional Collection
     Junior Reference Collection
     Discovering Collection
     Student Resource Center GOLD
     Student Resource Center-- Health Module
     Informe
     Infotrac Newspapers
     Texas Almanac
     Literature Resource Center
     Scribner's Writer Series
     Twayne's Author Series
     What Do I Read Next?


~Shonda Brisco
Trinity Valley MS/ US Librarian
Fort Worth, TX
sbrisco021@charter.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Alice Anderson" <maryalicea@MAC.COM>
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Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 7:07 PM
Subject: TARGET: Technology and reading


> Hi,
>
> I am looking for ideas about ways imedia specialists use EVERYDAY
technology tools to help with reading.
>
> Here are examples---can you add to the list?
>
> 1 typing text into using Microsoft Word to get a readability level
> 2. making good use of the reading level/interest level fields in an
online
catalog
> 3. scanning text with  OCR software and putting it into word
> 4. using web sites that provide reading level information.    What
sites
do you use? What can you recommend?
> 5. Any other ideas that  you can think of?
>
> I'm NOT looking for anything dealing with AR, Reading Counts or the
major
assessment tools that come with reading series textbooks.
>
> Thank  you.
>
> Mary Alice
>
>
>
> Mary Alice Anderson, Lead Media Specialist
> Winona Middle School
> 1570 Homer Road
> Winona MN 55987
> ph: 507 494 1050
> web site:
http://www.rschooltoday.com/winonamiddle/maryaliceanderson
>
>
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