Strategic Use of e-Reading Resources, IT Tools and Innovative Pedagogies to Enhance Student e-Reading
Reading Motivation in English Language and
A 6-hour refresher training course commissioned by EDB
delivered by
Course Instructors
Elliott Law Wallace Man
MAN HO WAI，WALLACE
BSSc. ( HON.) / PGDE (DIST.)/ MEd, CUHK
借調： 香港教育局資訊科技教育組
行政⾧官卓越教育獎秘書處 專研： 網絡探究 WebQuest
LAW SIU TUNG，ELLIOTT
BA. ( HON.) / PGDE (Eng.)/ MEd, HKU
Email: elliottlaw.cuhk@gmail.com Research interest: Curriculum Studies
Strategic Use of e-Reading Resources, IT Tools and Innovative Pedagogies to Enhance Student e-Reading
Reading Motivation in English Language and
Session 1 of 2 (May 22, 2019)
Until the first few years after 2000
READING WRITING
TODAY
READING WRITING
Course
Objectives
(a) search, select, adapt and tailor-make e- reading resources for English Language;
(b) understand the use of e-library and multimedia information system of LCSD, e-book platform of HKEdCity and other reading resources on the Internet;
Course
objectives, contd.
(d) understand the learning
opportunities, features, strength and limitations of e-reading resources and IT tools for reading activities;
(e) understand the essential elements in the design of e-reading activities (including reading activity in and out of lessons e.g.
reading scheme, cross-curricular projects and RaC, etc.) in consideration of the pedagogy and connection with the curriculum of English Language from the case study of exemplars for primary and secondary school students;
Course
objectives, contd.
(f) create and modify simple design of reading activities by using various e- reading resources, IT tools and
innovative pedagogies;
(g) monitor and evaluate the reading progress of students and provide quality feedback to enhance learning and teaching effectiveness by using appropriate IT tools; and
Assignment
Throughout the 2 sessions, you will be invited to browse certain e-Reading resources,
applications, ideas, and try out some e-Reading activities.
On the Worksheet given, respond to the tasks assigned, take notes on the resources and ideas that are of particular interest to you and which you would want to follow up on after this course.
Submit your completed worksheet to the course instructors at the end of each session, while
keeping one copy for yourself.
2 strands of e- Reading to be
covered in this course
Task 0
Download ‘Worksheet’ from
Local drive
Rundown of this session
Take a poll on Your experience with e-Reading
Reading in the HK School curriculum: New developments Why e-Reading?
Resources for Extensive e-Reading
Sample Resources for Extensive e-Reading
Rundown of this session
Take a poll on Your experience with e-Reading
Reading in the HK School curriculum: New developments Why e-Reading?
Resources for Extensive e-Reading
Take the poll
https://forms.gle/F8J5gTxY NqRYQ9929
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Rundown of this session
Take a poll on Your experience with e-Reading
Reading in the HK School curriculum: Current developments Why e-Reading?
Resources for Extensive e-Reading
Reading in the Hong Kong School Curriculum
1. Basic Education Curriculum Guide
(Primary 1 - 6) (2014)
• https://cd.edb.gov.hk/becg/englis h/index-2.html
Role of a
teacher
2. Reading in
the 2017 English Language Guide
• Emphases
• New
Developments
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.edb.gov.hk%2Fattachment%2Fen%2Fcurriculum- development%2Fkla%2Feng-edu%2FCurriculum%2520Document%2FELE%2520KLACG_2017.pdf
Reading Skills in the 2017
Eng Lang Curriculum
Guide
3. Examples in support of the English Language
KLA Primary 1- 6
Hands-on Task A
Reading in the 2017 English Language Guide
Defining e-Reading
The practice of reading texts in electronic form
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/e-reading
Reading books and newspapers on a portable device such as an e-book reader, tablet computer
or smartphone.
Why e-Reading?
Affordances of Technology for e- Reading in the School
Curriculum
What some Extensive Reading Resources
Platform can
Deciding on students’ entry reading level
While-reading/Post-reading Quizzes
Instant vocabulary help
Affordances of Technology for e-Reading:
one example
http://learnersdictionary.com/
“my saved words”
Affordances of e-Reading: Example:
https://fast.wistia.com/embed/medias/6bb6718ony
https://www.getepic.com/educators
What can e- Books and e- reading
devices do?
Bookmarking Highlighting Note-taking
Text-to-speech Dictionary
…
Devices for e- Reading Devices for e-
Reading
- desktop - desktop
What about disadvantaged students?
Helping needy students to obtain e-Reading devices
https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/applicable-to-primary- secondary/it-in-edu/ITE-CCF/ccf_index.html
Hands-on Task B
Affordances of e-Reading
Rundown of this session
Take a poll on Your experience with e-Reading
Reading in the HK School curriculum: Current developments Why e-Reading?
Resources for Extensive e-Reading
Resources for Extensive
e-Reading
E-Book Resources in Hong Kong Public Libraries
https://www.hkpl.gov.hk/en/e-resources/e-
books/home
English E-Books in Hong Kong Public Libraries
https://mmis.hkpl.gov.hk/web/guest/e-books
4 e-Book databases for English
A noteworthy read-to-me eBook resource:
Naxos Spoken Word Library
Hands-on Task C
Searching for, and downloading eBooks for HKPL website
Naxos Spoken Word Library:
Combining e- Reading with
Listening
Naxos Spoken Word Library: How does it work?
https://hkpl-naxosspokenwordlibrary- com.ezproxy.hkpl.gov.hk/homepage.asp
Collections
Text on
screen
Hands-on Task D
Naxos Spoken Word Library
Rundown of this session
Take a poll on Your experience with e-Reading
Reading in the HK School curriculum: Current developments Why e-Reading?
Resources for Extensive e-Reading
Other Sources of eBooks
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Reading Town
Spotify
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebooks
Courseware Platforms for Extensive e-Reading
One main feature
Levelled eBooks
The Lexile as an indicator
of reading
level
Example 1: EPIC
Sample Page from All about Robots (Grade
7+) in EPIC
Example 2: Fun and Friends Book Club
7 levels + 3 STEM
+ 3 Hot issues
Feature:
1. Animated audio eBook (for viewing) 2. Record their own
eBooks
3. Questions
Example 3:
Raz - kids
Hands-on Task E
E-Reading courseware platforms
Rundown of this session
Take a poll on Your experience with e-Reading
Reading in the HK School curriculum: Current developments Why e-Reading?
Resources for Extensive e-Reading
Courseware platforms for Extensive e-Reading Ideas for promoting e-Reading among students
Possible ideas for promoting extensive e-
Reading among
Padlet
Google sites
Google Slides
Blog
Reading Battle
http://battle.cite.hku.hk/project-resources/
Reading Contract
https://www.hkedcity.net/studentscheme/en/readingcontract
Completed Worksheet
Send the ‘Completed Worksheets’ folder to
elliottlaw.cuhk@gmail.com.
Upload 1 copy to your
Google Drive
Reminder for next session
Bring to class a reading text (doc, pdf,
jpg) that you
may be
working on
with your
students in
END OF SESSION 1
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Sample Resources for Extensive e-Reading
eReading Resources provided by HKEdCity
https://www.hkedcity.net/hq/en/content/aboutus
NET SERIES:237 eBooks
https://edmall.hkedcity.net/store/index.php?dispatch=products.search_edbook&search_performed=Y&cid&cid_2&cid_3&tx_features%5B31%5D=NETSecti on
https://www.hkreadingcity.net/en/content/ed
bookshelf
eRead Scheme under School-based Services and Schemes:
https://www.hkedcity.net/ereadscheme/en/
eRead Scheme: https://www.hkedcity.net/ereadscheme/en/
102 English classics under eRead
https://www.hkedcity.net/ereadscheme/pkg/eRead2016A005
eRead: Core eBooks: Secondary
https://www.hkedcity.net/ereadscheme/?collection_id=181#anchor1
eRead: Core eBooks: Primary
https://www.hkedcity.net/ereadscheme/?collection_id=181#anchor1
eReap: Brainpop
https://www.hkedcity.net/ereap/en/
eReap: BRAINPOP ELL
https://educators.brainpop.com/video/brainpop-ell-intro-screencast/
BrainPop: English
https://www.brainpop.com/
BrainPop English > Study and Reading Skills
https://www.brainpop.com/english/
English Campus > Read
https://www.hkedcity.net/english/
Fun Post
Short articles with Vocabulary help
