Outline

Creating Opportunities for and Exposure to Literacy Development Introduction
 * 1) Ask students to share their literacy experiences outside of school by describing what they do and how often.
 * 2) Share data with students that reflect overall student performance on standardized reading tests and compare with other schools or states.
 * 3) Share data with students that reflect appropriate reading levels for elementary grades and our current status.
 * 4) Introduce a KWHL chart for the problem being presented and brainstorm with students.
 * 5) Provide an understanding of collaborative groups and roles for group members to fulfill.
 * 6) Present students with an opportunity to communicate and collaborate with a distant community.

Possible Student Activities
 * 1) Interview parents or staff members about literacy activities that they engage in with their children.
 * 2) Students will make a questionnaire to distribute to students in the school to gather information about their favorite literacy activities.
 * 3) Students will contribute to the class wiki and the Class Google Document to meet specific deadlines for submitting updates.
 * 4) Choose a place in the neighborhood they go to with their family and create a display board of ways to engage in literacy at that location.
 * 5) Design hands-on and digital literacy games and activities.
 * 6) Write a three page reflection paper about the unit.
 * 7) Ask classmates for help with struggles and uncertainties.
 * 8) Give suggestions to classmates about how to address their concerns.
 * 9) Set reading goals and compose a personal digital graphic organizer with strategies for achieving their goals.

Possible Group Projects
 * 1) One group will be responsible for making digital and hands-on activities and games for grade level fiction and informational books then, justify their reasoning.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">One group will be responsible for designing digital and hands-on activities and games for use in common neighborhood places, such as the supermarket or bank.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">One group will be responsible for being the voice of the community by analyzing data from a questionnaire and interview responses. The group will then reflect on the results that will be shared.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">One group will be responsible for making a video that consists of at least three recommendations for promoting literacy development outside of school.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Students will create a digital presentations to share with the school, and the Boys & Girls club in the area.