ICT Opportunities in the Literacy Hour  

New - ICT and Literacy Planning Grids

Shared Reading and Writing
·      Enlarging texts
·      Modelling skills
·      Using electronic texts
·      Using TV, Audio 

Guided Reading/Writing
·      Composing class text together on screen
·      Exploring texts
·      Searching for information or patterns in texts

Independent Work Advantages of Word-processing

• Group writing

• Group information finding

• Re-drafting text on a word-processor

• Practice and consolidation software

• Using electronic books

• Using writing frames

• Re-presenting text in other media: Desk-top Publishing, Multimedia etc.

• Using the Internet

Plenary

• Children presenting their work on OHP or computer

• Teacher presenting work on OHP or computer

Management Issues

Single computer vs. Suite?

21 Ideas for ICT in the Literacy Hour