NCLB: Title I, Part B
Title I, Part B – Student Reading Skills Improvement Grants
The purpose of Title I, Part B, Subpart I: Reading First:
- Provide assistance...in establishing reading programs for students in kindergarten through grade three that are based on scientifically based reading research
- Provide assistance ... in selecting or developing effective instructional materials ... programs, learning systems, and strategies to implement methods that have been proven to prevent or remediate reading failure
- Procure and implement instructional materials, including education technology such as software and other digital curricula, that are based on scientifically based reading research
- Provide professional development for teachers of kindergarten through grade three, and special education teachers of kindergarten through grade twelve
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The purpose of Title I, Part B, Subpart 2: Early Reading First:
- Provide preschool age children with cognitive learning opportunities in high-quality language and literature-rich environments
- Meet more effectively the diverse needs of preschool age children in the community, including such children with limited English proficiency, disabilities, or other special needs
- Prepare and provide ongoing assistance...through professional development and other support
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Palm handhelds, smartphones and software solutions can help educators meet the goals of these entitlements. With Palm solutions, teachers may:
- Create eBooks
- Observe and note reading development
- Record observations, customize and provide remediation
- Select a student's name and see a list of books at that student's reading level
- Perform HotSync operation and get detailed analyses and additional reports
- Engender the realization that science is more than facts, it is a way of thinking, a process of doing, reflecting dynamic and changing patterns
Palm handhelds and software solutions can help students meet the goals of these entitlements. With Palm solutions, students may:
- Practice the alphabet
- Develop spelling and vocabulary skills
- Decode words and understand text
- Develop phonemic awareness, fluency, and comprehension skills
- Use graphic organizers and concept managers, generate questions, recognize story structure and summarize
- Use text-to-speech and voice recording capabilities that support learning the English language in the context of words and pictures
Download NCLB/IDEA and Palm OS Education Solutions matrix related to Title I, Part B.
Download NCLB/IDEA and Palm OS Education Solutions matrix for all NCLB/IDEA.
Palm in education
Palm handheld computers provide a productive and affordable solution for integrating technology in the classroom and are increasingly being considered for one-to-one initiatives in an effort to put computing in the hands of all children. Palm's leadership position in handheld technology ensures state-of-the-art products, with professional development for teachers, principals and administrators in concert with a rich and growing array of software solutions to meet the needs of all students.
Palm Treo smartphones are powerful administrative solutions that converge handheld computer technology with cellular capabilities. When combined with student information and management solutions, Treo smartphones enable educators to access data and communicate inside or outside the school or campus.
