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Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School. Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School. Overview of Literacy. Literacy is taught for at least an hour each day across all year groups In addition to this pupils will also spend time reading and practising spellings etc
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Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School
Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School Overview of Literacy • Literacy is taught for at least an hour each day across all year groups • In addition to this pupils will also spend time reading and practising spellings etc • Many aspects of literacy is cross-curricular • in nature
Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School Overview of Literacy • Pupils are grouped in their classes by ability • Literacy lessons are planned in one of two ways; carousel (group work) and whole class teaching • At times a teaching assistant may support a particular group of pupils in their work
Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School The Carousel Lesson • Each carousel lesson consists of:- • - 30 minutes whole class teaching • - 20 minutes independent/guided group work • - 10 minutes plenary • During the first 30 minutes the teacher focuses on whole class teaching of writing, punctuation, grammar etc • Each week the class will rotate between 5 different activities (writing, grammar, reading, ICT, speaking & listening) one of these activities will be the guided group which means • that the class teacher will work with one group each • day of the week. The speaking & listening group • presents to the whole class during the plenary
Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School Whole Class Teaching • Whole class lessons have:- • - 15 minutes introduction to the activity • - 30/40 minutes whole class work • - 5/15 minutes plenary • During the first 15 minutes the class teacher will introduce the activity • Next the whole class works on a differentiated activity • In the plenary the class teacher will sum up the • Lesson and address any misconceptions
Ardleigh Green's Literacy Planning “To fail to plan is to plan to fail”
Whole Class Teaching Plan • 3 part lesson • learning objectives • Success criteria • Questioning • Opportunities for assessment
Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School Examples of toolkits to support work in class
Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School • Non-Fiction Genres Covered • Reports & Discussions • Recounts & Explanation • Persuasive writing • Letter Writing & Adverts • Instructions • Playscript/Interview/Diary • Biography & Autobiography
Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School • Fiction Genres Covered • Stories • Flashback Story • Traditional Tales • Timeslip Story • Descriptive Writing • Poetry