Debra Coleman

Coleman's "WRITE ON! (Writing, Reading, and Integrated Technology Enhances Our kNowledge!)" project is designed to enhance student achievement in reading, writing and technology skills through the use of books, puppets and technology. WRITE ON! engages fourth grade students in reading and writing by having them read several fiction and nonfiction books, followed by a comprehension assessment test. Based on the information gained from the literature review, each student develops an original story and outlines it in a storyboard for use with puppets. As students act out their stories with puppets, pictures are taken for use in a PowerPoint version of the story. In turn, the electronic format of the story can be converted to video, posted on the school's Web site and shared with family, school and community members. In producing the stories, students exercise and advance their literary skills.