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Research by students K-6 : the skills should be taught from early years.

The kidcyber Research Guide: a ten step guide to researching a topic

Bloom's taxonomy & Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

Leap into a Literature Program

Writing a bibliography

Introduction to the Dewey Decimal System an online kidcyberquest for students

A Research Data Chart suitable for students' note taking

Search engines for kids and teachers a kidcyber list of safe and friendly search engines

Contact a researcher:
us@kidcyber.com.au

kidcyber offers an 'ask a researcher' service where students can request specific information about a topic. Students email kidcyber asking specific questions relating to their assignment. kidcyber will send relevant URLs and/or information.

kidcyber also welcomes requests from teachers for help in planning resources for a classroom topic. For example, our pages about Italy, Antarctica and the Netherlands were prepared following teacher requests.

Recommended Resources

Available from October 2006
Using the Library Books 1-3
by Ron Thomas & Shirley Sydenham

Three books designed for classroom teachers who are required to take classes in the library. Providing a structured, sequential and balanced program to develop independent library users.

Order from: Teaching Solutions
http://www.teachingsolutions.com.au/

Online resources for use with these books

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/book1resources.html

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/book2resources.html

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/book3resources.html

Another kidcyber recommended site


The Wordplay Program is built around developmental learning models that enable young people to improve their communication, literacy and thinking skills.Wordplay is based on the belief that children learn best when they are imaginatively engaged in purposeful learning.

 

 updated October 1, 2008