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LITERACY IN THE CLASSROOM - STAFF

TRAININGNovember 29th 2012

Aims – Developing Literacy

What are the particular issues with Literacy at Cherwell?

What can we do in lessons? What can we do whole-school?

Some blindingly-obvious facts about Literacy

Literacy is importantWe are all teachers of LiteracyWe all teach Literacy already

“The rich shall get richer and the poor shall get poorer”

Matthew 13:12

‘The Matthew Effect’

“The word-rich get richer while the word-poor

get poorer”

‘The Matthew Effect’

“Students who begin with high verbal aptitudes find themselves in

verbally enriched social environments and have a double

advantage.”

The Matthew EffectDaniel Rigney

‘The Matthew Effect’

Overheard in the corridors of Cherwell

David Cameron’s approach to the

NHS is disgraceful...

The novels of Richard Harris and John Le

Carre

The future of the Labour Party

The situation in Gaza Maths

Can we do anything to counter the

Matthew effect?

What can we do to mitigate against the Matthew Effect and drive greater

equality?

Not much... Lots.

Fixed Mindset Response

Growth Mindset Response

If so, what?

Literacy is teaching kids to be better at…

ReadingWritingSpeaking and Listening

Literacy is teaching kids to be better at…

ReadingWritingSpeaking and Listening

Make reading skills prominent in lessons, eg skimming and scanningTeach and discuss key words Teach research skills

Strategies for teaching...

...Reading

Research the life ofMartin Luther King

How do you do this well - Research

Skilled research will …

1. Find a range of facts about the topic2. Only include facts which come from more than

one source

Excellent research will...

1. Explore a topic in increasing depth2. Use a wider range of sources, including digital

and non-digital3. Provide increasingly convincing reasons as to

why your findings are reliable

1) Provide structure for effective student talk in the classroom

2) Explicitly teach the Speaking and Listening skills you require

Strategies for teaching...

...Speaking and Listening

1) Provide structure for effective student talk in the classroom

Look beyond the dominance of IRE in Questioning

Strategies for teaching...

...Speaking and Listening

Initiation

Response

Evaluation

Is reliance on this questioning

strategy likely to support the

development of strong student

talk?

Initiation

Not really, sir.

Initiation Response

Well done, that’s right,

because levels of participation are often low.

Initiation Response Evaluate

IRE in action

As you watch the clip – what kinds of questions are asked?

What opportunities do students have to develop their responses?

What is the proportion of teacher / student talk?

1) Provide structure for effective student talk in the classroom

o Questioning for engagement structures

o Ask fewer, better questionso No hands upo Pose, Pause, Pounce, Bounce

Strategies for teaching...

... Speaking and Listening

‘Bounce’ questions

- What do you think of that answer?- Could you develop that point?- If you didn’t agree, what would you say?- What’s an alternative point of view?- What would you say if you were ……..?

Strategies for teaching...

... Speaking and Listening

2) Explicitly teach speaking and listening skillsDiscussion / Presentation

Strategies for teaching...

... Speaking and Listening

ConfidenceStructure

Stance, notes,

preparation

Clear pointsBeginning and

endingsClear group

roles

What is needed for effective presentation?

DA B C

D

A

B C

DA

B

C

DA B

C

D

A B C

D

A

B C

D

A

B C

D

A

B C

D

A

B C

Potential Group Roles

Student A is Lead presenter – introduces each member and what they will discuss

Students B,C,D present their content in turn

Return to Student A to sum up, thank the presenters, and orchestrate taking questions

Student E – looks after audio-visual

1) Provide structure for effective student talk in the classroom

2) Explicitly teach the Speaking and Listening skills you require

Strategies for teaching...

...Speaking and Listening

Key Question: what types of Speaking and Listening do you need your

students to be able to do? How are you teaching them to do it?

1) Explicit teaching of the types of writing you want students to be able to do

Strategies for teaching...

...Writing

Implicit Literacy in Action

AFL = Explicit Teaching

What are they learning

?

What are they doing?

Have we shown them

how?

Do they understand how

to do it well?

How well did they

do?

What now?

WRITING DETAILED EXPLANATIONSBTEC Sport

Learning intention

We are learning to...- Understand the key attributes needed for

successful athletes

Difficulties of ‘understand’ in mixed

ability teaching - how to provide ‘Challenge’?

Learning intention

We are learning to...- Understand and explain the key

attributes needed for successful athletes

Why is strength important to a footballer?

Strength is important because it makes you better because you can push people around and no-one messes with you. It means you score more goals.

Task

Read the following slide carefully Highlight the parts which make it a

successful response

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that strength is important to a footballer. Firstly, for strikers, leg strength allows more powerful shooting. This means that the shot is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the goal. Secondly, upper body strength means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ball. As a result, the player is much more likely to keep possession and create scoring or passing opportunities for their team. Finally, arm strength is important to allow players to take long throw-ins where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that strength is important to a footballer. Firstly, for strikers, leg strength allows more powerful shooting. This means that the shot is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the goal. Secondly, upper body strength means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ball. As a result, the player is much more likely to keep possession and create scoring or passing opportunities for their team. Finally, arm strength is important to allow players to take long throw-ins where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

1) Clear opening sentence

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that strength is important to a footballer. Firstly, for strikers, leg strength allows more powerful shooting. This means that the shot is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the goal. Secondly, upper body strength means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ball. As a result, the player is much more likely to keep possession and create scoring or passing opportunities for their team. Finally, arm strength is important to allow players to take long throw-ins where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that strength is important to a footballer. Firstly, for strikers, leg strength allows more powerful shooting. This means that the shot is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the goal. Secondly, upper body strength means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ball. As a result, the player is much more likely to keep possession and create scoring or passing opportunities for their team. Finally, arm strength is important to allow players to take long throw-ins where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that strength is important to a footballer. Firstly, for strikers, leg strength allows more powerful shooting. This means that the shot is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the goal. Secondly, upper body strength means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ball. As a result, the player is much more likely to keep possession and create scoring or passing opportunities for their team. Finally, arm strength is important to allow players to take long throw-ins where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

2) Connectives to show order

of points

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that strength is important to a footballer. Firstly, for strikers, leg strength allows more powerful shooting. This means that the shot is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the goal. Secondly, upper body strength means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ball. As a result, the player is much more likely to keep possession and create scoring or passing opportunities for their team. Finally, arm strength is important to allow players to take long throw-ins where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that strength is important to a footballer. Firstly, for strikers, leg strength allows more powerful shooting. This means that the shot is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the goal. Secondly, upper body strength means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ball. As a result, the player is much more likely to keep possession and create scoring or passing opportunities for their team. Finally, arm strength is important to allow players to take long throw-ins where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that strength is important to a footballer. Firstly, for strikers, leg strength allows more powerful shooting. This means that the shot is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the goal. Secondly, upper body strength means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ball. As a result, the player is much more likely to keep possession and create scoring or passing opportunities for their team. Finally, arm strength is important to allow players to take long throw-ins where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

3) Connectives to show

development of ideas

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that strength is important to a footballer. Firstly, for strikers, leg strength allows more powerful shooting. This means that the shot is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the goal. Secondly, upper body strength means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ball. As a result, the player is much more likely to keep possession and create scoring or passing opportunities for their team. Finally, arm strength is important to allow players to take long throw-ins where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

Why is Speed important to a Footballer?

There are a number of reasons that speed is important to a footballer. Firstly,

This means that Secondly, As a result, Finally, Consequently, throw-ins become a

valuable weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

Task – fill in the gaps with this

answer

Why is Strength important to a Footballer?

There are a number of ................. that strength is important to a .................. Firstly, for ............., leg ................. allows more .................. shooting. This means that the .................is more likely to beat the goalkeeper and enter the ................. Secondly, ................... body ................. means that players are more able to knock opponents off the ................. As a ................, the player is much more likely to keep ...................and create scoring or ....................opportunities for their .............. Finally, arm .................. is ...................to allow players to take long .................... where needed. Consequently, throw-ins become a ....................weapon in attacking the opponents’ goal.

Task 2

Write a detailed paragraph explaining why ................... is important in the sport that you have chosen.

In your response, I am looking for:- Increasingly precise knowledge about

your sport- Use of connectives to organise your

response-Increasing depth and detail

What are the key features of quality ‘explanation’ in your

subject?

Useful Connectives for Explaining

Firstly, secondly, thirdly etc

Furthermore Also Not only that Finally As well as this Another important point is In addition To conclude

This is important because

As a result of this Because of this This helps to For example Consequently For this reason Therefore

To show order of ideasTo show development / detail

Topic sentences:- There are many reasons why ..... - ......... is important for several main

reasons...- There are a variety of reasons why... - There are a number of reasons

why .....

To teach Literacy in the Classroom we…

Make the implicit explicit Teach Literacy skills alongside subject

content

Whole School Approaches

Green Penning – students ‘green pen’ their work for Literacy before handing it in – focus on Sentences and Word Choice

Whole School Approaches

Symbol Meaning / Student ActionWavy line + comment in margin Area of weakness

/ A new sentence is needed// A new paragraph is needed

____sp (underline with ‘sp’ in the margin) Try spelling this word again

C Find the missing or misplaced capital letter(s) on this line

?The meaning here is unclear, or difficult to understand –

rephrase

Whole School Approaches

Accelerated Reader programme in KS3 Sharing of resources for Literacy –

Literacy Mats, elearning Coaching for Professional Learning