Activity+1-Elementary

Activity 1B - Readily Accessible Tools to Support Reading Comprehension Strategies - MS Word and Mac Speech



 * ====**Open up this file and follow the directions in the handout.**====
 * MSWord doc - Cheetah [[file:Cheetah.research.worldbook.doc]]


 * ====**Readability Statistics**====
 * MSWord >Tools > Spelling and Grammar > Options Button > Check Readability Statistics
 * ===**Reading** **using the Mac Text to Speech Tool**===
 * Go to System Preferences > Select Speech > Select a Voice > Create a Hot Key to activate Text-to-Speech (Command+Option+T)


 * ===**Reading Strategies using MSWord - Highlighting Tools**===
 * ====**>>MSWord - Highlighting Tools (located on the formatting toolbar)** ====
 * ==== Select the yellow highlighter. Highlight the main topics and subtopics (words in **bold**) ====
 * ==== Select the green highlighter. Highlight the Main Idea for each topic. ====
 * ==== Select the turquoise highlighter. Highlight one supporting detail for each topic. ====
 * ==== Select the pink highlighter. Highlight new vocabulary ====


 * ===Using Awesome Highlighter and Mac Speech - __if time allows__===
 * In the second part of this activity, we will be using an online tool, [|Awesome Highlighter], to support reading comprehension and note taking on the web. Copy and Paste this URL into Awesome Highlighter:[| http://www.cheetah.org/?nd=general_info]
 * **Follow the directions by the instructor and the activity handout.**