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What do schools do …. … which makes a big impact on literacy?. Geoff Barton. Download this presentation at www.geoffbarton.co.uk (Teacher Resources 51) . Key conventions. Demonstrate writing. Link to speech. Teach composition. Importance of reading. Sentence variety. Connectives.
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What do schools do … … which makes a big impact on literacy? Geoff Barton Download this presentation at www.geoffbarton.co.uk (Teacher Resources 51)
Key conventions Demonstrate writing. Link to speech Teach composition Importance of reading Sentence variety Connectives
Reading needs teaching: skimming, scanning, analysis Read aloud. Demystify spelling Use DARTs: prediction, jumbled texts, pictures and graphs Teach and display subject-specific vocabulary Teach research skills, not FOFO Presentation and framing can make texts more accessible
No hands up Break tyranny of Q&A. Thinking time Key words / connectives Reflective groupings Rehearsing responses Get teachers watching teachers who manage S&L well
Leadership priority Doesn’t have to be called literacy. Consistency is an equal opportunities issue Improvement happens in the classroom Make Assessment for Learning happen Integration plus explicit skills Remember the “disappeared” Make being G&T sexy
What do schools do … … which makes a big impact on literacy? Geoff Barton Download this presentation at www.geoffbarton.co.uk (Teacher Resources 51)