What are the features of a strong reading culture in a school_
Author: EmeraldSC
Reviewing our learning
End of year Christmas Book Art
Write to Learn – Art
Marzano glossary – 4 columnsWriting break in Art
List 5 words to describe your artwork/sketch.
What art element have you used? Explain…
Term | Definition | My own words | Image |
- Teacher describes the term
- Students note the term in their visual diary, then describes it in their own words.
- Draw an image to represent the term
Art elements brainstorm:
Write one of the art elements in a circle on the board.
Have students contribute words to describe the art element.
Draw an image as directed by the teacher and annotate with relevant words.
Active Literacy: Whole School Literacy Framework
My whole school literacy framework is made up of the following elements:
- Professional development for staff
- Literacy elements embedded in learning sequences
- Intervention for those students working below level
Literacy elements are taught explicitly in English, but expanded upon and made specific in other Domains.
(Victorian Curriculum, 2015)
Literacy elements:
Vocabulary
Whole school vocabulary initiative based on the Marzano 6 step process
Reading and viewing
Active Literacy reading program
Writing
Whole school writing – Text Types
Whole school writing – Write to Learn
Information literacy – Effective Research
Speaking and listening
Year 9 Your voice, your choice
Substantive talk
Reading and annotating text
Reading is thinking.
It is vital that you know how to leave tracks of your thinking.
Use the follow symbols – either mark your text or use post it notes.
Whole School Literacy Program
I am thrilled to have been appointed as the Literacy Leader in our school this year.
I am allocated class time with our year 7 and 8 classes, and will work on a system of withdrawing groups of students to form co-operative learning teams to learn with and from each other.
Students will be pre-tested in literacy concepts, then will participate in an intensive Active Literacy session with myself or their classroom teacher.
For details of the program you can refer to my Active Literacy page, and the Writing tab which provides a range of writing frameworks with rubrics and student checklist. This is a work in progress, so check back from time to time!
I am happy for anyone to use my resources, acknowledgement would be appreciated.
What strategies or resources have you found useful in improving student literacy? Add your feedback as a comment!
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End of year activities – Christmas Book art
The transformative power of reading
Ladies and gentlemen:
I’m honored to be speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative. The CGI has become one of the world’s most important forums for creating solutions to its most pressing problems. This year’s meeting focuses the global conscience at a significant moment for our planet. The challenges are daunting: climate change, refugees from areas of conflict, hunger, disease, and the access of every child to a quality education.
Shaun Tan on writing picture story books
With the release of Shaun Tan’s latest book The Singing bones – it is interesting to read his reflection on writing children’s picture story books.
PICTURE BOOKS: Who Are They For?
By Shaun Tan
One of the questions I am most frequently asked as a maker of picture books is this: ‘Who do you write and illustrate for?’ It’s a little difficult to answer, as it’s not something I think about much when I’m working alone in a small studio, quite removed from any audience at all. In fact, few things could be more distracting in trying to express an idea well enough to myself than having to consider how readers might react!