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Why a balanced literacy program?

•Daily opportunities to participate in a variety of reading, writing and word study activities

•Instruction varies in the types of support given by the teacher

•Instruction varies in purpose/context

•Use a variety of texts to address the needs of all types of learners

•Assessment is measured in different ways and informs instruction

STOP! I need someone to read

this TO me!

I’m READY to read WITH

someone.

Let’s GO. I can read it BY myself.

TO, WITH &

BY

From: Pat Donnelly, 2008

How do we teach all of these important components?

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Degree of Support Learning Context

To Demonstration

Modelled Practice

Read alouds

Think alouds

Modelled reading / writing

With Guided Practice Shared reading / writing

Guided reading / writing

Reciprocal teaching

Literature circles

By Independent Practice Independent reading / writing

Partner/ Co-operative reading / writing

Literature circles

A model to support explicit instruction…

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Orientation Field Building

Deconstructing

Interactions

Enhancing Modelling

Joint Construction

Shared Reading/Writing

Modelled Writing/Writing

Guided Reading

Guided Writing

Synthesising Independent Construction

Independent Reading and Writing

The English teaching model provides a sequence for learning…

04/21/23 Vygotsky’s ZPD 5

Teacher explicitly teaches a new language feature using modeling and think aloud strategies

Teacher and student discuss new language feature, and make connections to a range of contexts.

Student works independently with texts having internalized the new knowledge, thinking processes and strategies appropriate to that stage.

Gradual Release of Teacher Support

•Student works independently with text features appropriate to a developmental stage having internalized the knowledge, thinking processes and strategies appropriate to that stage.

I DOYOU

WATCH

I DOYOU HELP

YOU DO

I HELP

YOU D0 INDEPENDENTLY

I WATCH

Gradual Release of Responsibility Model(Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development )

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What are the critical factors when planning a literacy block?

• Purpose…..Why are we doing this?

• Relevance….How does this connect to me?

• Connected…..How is the learning connected within the workshop and to other content?– What are the big ideas?

• Essential understandings…What learning will the students walk away with?

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Why are learning goals important?

•Sets the purpose for learning•Sets the context for learning•Facilitates assessment•Informs instruction and planning

•Precise / Personalised•Professional learning

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What really matters when your reading?

• Skimming and scanning to get a general sense of the text• Predicting meaning• Using graphophonic, syntactic and semantic cues• Using other clues (eg illustrations)• Identify key words• Reading ahead• Reading out loud• Connecting to self, texts and world knowledge• Rereading when meaning is lost• Identifying the big ideas• Thinking while reading – actively engaging with the text

• What else?

Adapted from: Jan Turbill cited in Wendy Bean 2009

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Curriculum focus:• Oral language development• Fluency• Concepts about print• Phonemic awareness• Letter identification• Phonics• Word knowledge• Vocabulary• Comprehending oral texts

Curriculum focus:• Retrieving information• Forming a broad

understanding• Developing an interpretation• Reflecting on and evaluating

the subject matter (content)• Reflecting on and evaluating

the craft of the writer (form of the text)

Learning to read…(Decoding/Automaticity)

Reading to learn…(Deliberate, strategic, reading comprehension)

Adapted from: Anne Turner, 2010

Breakthrough. . .…A model for improved literacy instruction

Breakthrough approach:• Transformation of thinking about classroom instruction• Link data on each student to daily decisions about

what to teach, how and when

• 3Ps• Precision• Personalisation• Professional Learning

What are the implications for our school?

Common Goal: To raise meta-cognitive awareness; the knowledge and skills required for effective literacy instruction for all students.

Successful Learning for All

Effective Literacy Instruction

Metacognition

High quality instruction requires…

Prerequisite Knowledge• Tracking system• Data informed instruction• Scaffolding the learning• Interactive active teaching approaches

– Modelling (think aloud)– Shared reading / writing– Guided reading / writing– Collaborative reading / writing– Independent reading / writing

• Talk as a basis of reading and writing

Supporting high quality instruction are…

High-yield Instructional Strategies• Literacy Blocks• Ongoing Assessment and Feedback• Teacher Moderation• Gradual Release of Responsibility Model• Teaching Non-Fiction Writing• Using Texts of all Types• Critical Literacy

Strategies into Actions…

• Data collection - data walls• Timetable daily literacy blocks into weekly plan• Consider routines for daily reading workshops

– Focus for routines in context• Shared reading and guided reading groups

• Whole school focus:– Shared/Guided reading planning materials– Active comprehension strategies– Reading/Comprehension Charts/Bookmarks – Assessment (gathering/analysis)

Active Comprehension Strategies

• Making connections• Text to world

• Text to text

• Text to self

• Predicting• Visualising• Questioning the text• Drawing inferences• Finding important information• Monitoring comprehension

Strategic readers have better reading comprehension

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Literacy Block Routines and the Australian English Curriculum

Your turn:•Identify ‘routines’ within the content descriptors

At your table:•Discuss how aspects of content descriptors could be included in literacy block routines.

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In a time of curriculum change….

• What inspires you to deliver a great literacy program?– Sharing wisdom– Working together– Unlocking the potential in all for success

– Let’s finish with ‘Zero’

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Thank you…