Monday 19 May 2014

Reading Program

Dear parents/guardian,
Your child received a letter to take home last week regarding the Reading Program that  is taking place with our class and Mr. Landry's Grade 4/5 class. The program is two-fold. Reading buddies were assigned to Gr. 2 students throughout the term. Later on, students were introduced to the "Read Write Gold 10" software in the computer lab, in order to help facilitate reading and comprehension.

The Read Write Gold's text-to-speech software allows students to listen to a text being read aloud in MS Word documents, webpages or PDF documents by word highlighting. The students are very familiar with the software and its proper use. They are equally excited to use it at home, as it empowers students to take charge of their own learning!

The continued use of the software over the summer break will help French Immersion students maintain a good level of reading proficiency. Included in the package sent home are instructions to install the free version onto your home computer.

Please return the signed letter by the end of this week to indicate that you have successfully installed the software and are able to use it. 

Thank you in advance for the continued support in your child's education!
For more information, please visit the following link:
http://www.library.nuigalway.ie/media/jameshardimanlibrary/content/documents/support/Texthelp_Read&Write_10_%20Beginners_Guide.pdf

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