Virtual Mentoring for K12 Literacy Instruction

There is no research-based text that provides a model for teaching and learning in a virtual environment with literacy learners. Therefore, this book will focus on preparing challenging students to be successful independent learners for the twenty first century. This will involve one where students are constructing their own meaning not only within the traditional brick and mortar environment with the assistant of the classroom teacher, but also in an online environment scaffolded by a virtual tutor. Today, virtual environments are a common alternative space for students in K-12 to engage in meaningful online literacy learning with their tutors (Boxie, 2004; Hurst, 2007; Williams & Casale, 2015; Witte, 2007).

List of contents

Foreword
Introduction

PART I: Planning
Chapter 1: What is a Virtual Mentor?
Chapter 2: Selecting Online Materials

PART II: Virtual Engagement of Instructional Practices
Chapter 3: Teaching Phonics and Vocabulary Development using iChat
Chapter 4: Developing Reading Fluency Instruction using iChat
Chapter 5: Promoting Comprehension using Webex
Chapter 6: Making a Cyber Literacy Connection using Email
Chapter 7: Fostering Authentic Writing using Edmodo
Chapter 8: Student Motivation

PART III: Reflecting on the Virtual Experience
Chapter 9: Voices of Virtual Mentors and Mentees

Appendix A: Online Resources
Appendix B: Lesson Reflection Prompts
Appendix C: eMentoring Survey

About the Author
Index

About the author

By Paula Saine

Summary

This book focuses on preparing students to be successful independent learners for the twenty first century. Students will construct their own meaning not only within the traditional brick and mortar environment with the assistant of the classroom teacher, but also in an online environment scaffolded by a virtual tutor.

Product details

• Authors: Paula Saine, Saine Paula
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781475832228
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-3222-8
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / Computers & Technology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Languages other than English, Educational: Language, literature and literacy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies, EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices