Ora Hall

Hall's "Literary Exploration/Enhancing Literacy with the Use of Technology" is a project that gives parents hands-on computer application training that will let them conduct projects designed to bolster the literacy development of their kindergarten and first-grade children. The parents learn to use software to perform Internet research, reinforce letter/word recognition skills, and develop the students' skills in phonetic awareness, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. Besides promoting parent/child interaction, the program fosters collaboration between the home and school, increases the students' chances for academic success and helps make them lifelong learners.