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Comprehensive Literacy Program at Ardleigh Green Junior School

Explore the holistic approach to literacy at Ardleigh Green Junior School. Classes grouped by ability, carousel lessons, and a variety of tools and genres enhance reading, writing, and communication skills. Engaging whole-class teaching and differentiated activities cater to diverse learning styles.

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Comprehensive Literacy Program at Ardleigh Green Junior School

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  1. Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Ardleigh Green's Literacy Planning “To fail to plan is to plan to fail”

  7. Whole Class Teaching Plan • 3 part lesson • learning objectives • Success criteria • Questioning • Opportunities for assessment

  8. The lesson plan

  9. The 3-part lesson plan

  10. Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School Examples of toolkits to support work in class

  11. Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School • Non-Fiction Genres Covered • Reports & Discussions • Recounts & Explanation • Persuasive writing • Letter Writing & Adverts • Instructions • Playscript/Interview/Diary • Biography & Autobiography

  12. Literacy @ Ardleigh Green Junior School • Fiction Genres Covered • Stories • Flashback Story • Traditional Tales • Timeslip Story • Descriptive Writing • Poetry

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