10 Ways to Use Ozobots as Part of Literacy Instruction

Purpose & objective

Participants will learn ways to use Ozobots to enhance literacy instruction, including both word recognition skills and comprehension abilities.

Participants will learn about an I Do, We Do, You Do model for delivering direction instruction.

Participants will review key frameworks in the science of reading, including the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough's Reading Rope.

Participants will be able to use the activities shared in their own classroom with the resources and explanations provided.

Outline

1. Introduction (5 minutes)
Introducing myself & disclosing my affiliate relationships (Ozobot, Epic!, Seesaw)

2. Brief introduction/review of Ozobots (~10 minutes)
Review their color-coding & block-coding capabilities, the Ozobot Classroom resources, and helpful handouts related to using ozobots with students. Participants will be polled on their knowledge of ozobots to help gauge their knowledge and participants will be ask if they want to share any other general tips.

3. Review of Science of Reading Frameworks (~10 minutes)
Review the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough's Reading Rope while making direct connections to aspects of literacy instruction we'll see in the following activities. Participants will be polled on their knowledge of these frameworks and additional resources will be shared for further learning.

4. 10 Activity Ideas for Using Ozobots in Literacy Instruction (~40 minutes, about 4 minutes per activity)
I will move through the 10 different activities I plan to share with participants. They include both Ozobot activities I have created (Scaredy Squirrel color-coding, Ozobot Blending, and other activities connected directly to texts) as well as activities from the Ozobot Lesson Library (Finding Affixes, Retelling Stories, etc). For each activity, I will ask participants to think about how this activity might work or be adapted to work in their own classroom settings.

5. Time for Questions (5 minutes)
I will also include contact information for follow-up questions. I will also share the presentation slides with participants as well as all handouts & resources mentioned in the presentation.

**Participants will also be invited to ask questions and share ideas throughout the presentation.

Supporting research

For more information about the science of reading, I recommend visiting the following websites:
https://www.thereadingleague.org/what-is-the-science-of-reading/
https://amplify.com/science-of-reading-the-podcast/

For professional development related to Ozobots, visit: https://ozobot.com/educate/prodev