Reading Eggs Class Management
Date:Thursday 19th February @ 3:30pm
Today I attended a webinar on Reading Eggs Class Management. The session was valuable as it allowed me to see reading eggs fuller features because we were led through the system.
The webinar showed us how to manage classes, monitor student progress and how to access teacher resources.
Some of the learning I experienced included monitoring student data and how this can be exported into a spreadsheet and used as part of data gathering. I liked seeing the teacher resources and a whole world opened up for teaching reading. I was particularly interested in reading express and saw 1700 ebooks available in the Library which is perfect for our chromebook chromebooks and the iPads. Here you can search for titles and authors.
http://student.readingeggspress.com/library/landing
At the beginning of the year resitting a placement test is advised if you are a little hesitant at the previous years data.
Reading eggs Ages: 4-7
Reading express Ages: 7-13 years
Assignments can be set so that students must complete the set task before they can complete any online activities. The children can compete with their friends using Reading Express.
Gathering of data
The system also gives you your student data so this is another tool to monitor progress with.
So what is Reading Eggs?
Reading Eggs as a unique online world where children learn to read. Self efficacy develops as each child learns through one-on-one lessons that allow children to progress at their own rate. Motivation is increased as the students enjoy learning using the competitive tool. The children enjoy learning how to read using reading eggs.Second language learners particularly enjoy the programme as the tool is intuitive to their ability.
However the greatest learning happens when the teacher is monitoring and using the tool more than just as a filler activity while they are teaching reading.
Where to next: I think I would like to trial an intervention strategy using reading eggs with my ESOL children to see if this learning system makes an accelerated difference in my student’s literacy achievement.
Sonya @VanSchaijik 