school-wide literacy programmes how to get kids excited about reading and writing
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Team-Wide literacy conference
• Keynote speakers (opening and closing)
• Variety of literacy sessions offered (Write Traits, MSNing, Speed Dating with books)
• Students selected 4 sessions
• Teachers, counsellor, vice-principal, student service teacher, teacher-librarian
• Snacks, name tags
School-wide Literacy Fair
• Teachers and community members offered literacy related sessions
• Taboo, Aboriginal myths, scrap booking, book talk, poetry, calligraphy, etc.
• PAC support (provided snacks, luncheon)
• Scholastic Book Fair
• School – wide spelling bee (over PA)
School – Wide Writes• Themed writes in the beginning of the year
• School – wide poetry assignment for Remembrance Day
School – Wide Reads• Run by Eric Walters
– Beginning of the year, integrate with Terry Fox Run– Teacher’s Guide:
http://www.penguin.ca/static/cs/cn/0/tguides/runteachersguide.pdf
• Schooled by Gordan Korman– Beginning of the year, themes in the book were conducive to
developing students’ social responsibility– School-wide events tied into the book (e.g. tie-dye workshops,
70s Day, Dress like Cap contest) – Writers and Readers’ Festival at Granville Island – students from
each class were given the opportunity to meet Gordon Korman and hear him talk about his writing career-> started when he was in grade 7!
– Exciting to hear kids talk about the book school-wide– Circulation of Korman books increased!
Other initiatives
• Tagging School-wide silent read with Pyjama Days
• DEAR• Meet the Author (Rick Riordan, Don Calame)• Got Caught Reading Poster Contest– encourage
students and staff to take pictures of themselves reading over the summer
• Full Moon, Half-Moon, New Moon Party• Battle of the Books
HOW?• Collaborate with team, teacher librarian, cross team• Literacy committee• Include PAC• Book Author visits: Readers and Writers’ Festival, or
local author who can come in to talk to your school, or connect with Coquitlam Public Library
• Collaborate with team, teacher librarian, cross team• Literacy committee• Include PAC• Book Author visits: Readers and Writers’ Festival, or
local author who can come in to talk to your school, or connect with Coquitlam Public Library
• Talk to other teachers/teacher librarians in different schools