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Literacy and numeracy information evening

Literacy and numeracy information evening . HOPPERS CROSSING SECONDARY COLLEGE . LITERACY AND NUMERACY INFORMATION EVENING. Andrew Cordell – Numeracy Coordinator Rachel Sulman – Literacy Coordinator . ANDREW CORDELL – NUMERACY COORDINATOR .

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Literacy and numeracy information evening

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  1. Literacy and numeracy information evening HOPPERS CROSSING SECONDARY COLLEGE

  2. LITERACY AND NUMERACY INFORMATION EVENING • Andrew Cordell – Numeracy Coordinator • Rachel Sulman – Literacy Coordinator

  3. ANDREW CORDELL – NUMERACY COORDINATOR

  4. NUMERACY AT THE COLLEGE

  5. PRESENTATION AIM To create a greater awareness of how we can support our children in Numeracy

  6. WHY ARE WE LEARNING THIS?

  7. HOW WE CAN HELP MAKE IT RELEVANT FOR OUR CHILDREN? • Never talk Numeracy down • Include your children in tasks • Tap into a passion • Make Numeracy related literature available • Be explicit

  8. HOMEWORK AND HOME STUDY HOMEWORK • Set tasks such as exercises or projects HOME STUDY • Constant review and practice of concepts

  9. HELPING WITH HOME STUDY • Regular practice of times tables • Regular review of past topics • Use concrete materials

  10. RACHEL SULMAN – LITERACY COORDINATOR

  11. READING… We love it !

  12. READING GETS RESULTS! • Positive correlation between the amount of time students spend reading and academic results. What does this mean? • Read for an hour a day and get better results across all subjects. HCSC expects that all junior students will read for at least ½ an hour a night, as part of their study routine.

  13. LITERACY AT THE COLLEGE • Direct literacy instruction • independent reading • literacy classes 3 times per fortnight. YEAR 7 and 8 • Continue to build and practice literacy skills • literacy lessons twice a fortnight. YEAR 9 All junior students Students are expected to come to class with a ‘Just Right Book’ that they want to read.

  14. LITERACY STRATEGIES • Prediction and Prior Knowledge • Questions and Questioning • Think Aloud – Inference • Text Structures and Features • Visualising • Summarising

  15. JUST RIGHT BOOKS Students can choose ‘Just Right Books’ by considering the following: • Choose a book that you will enjoy • Choose a book that fits your purpose for reading • Think about authors and genres • Consider awards and recommendations • Use the ‘Five Finger Rule’ to find a ‘Just Right’ reading level

  16. LET’S HAVE A GO! Read one of the opening pages from the novels listed. Think about which words may be unknown to your children Decide whether the book is: • Too Easy • Just Right • Challenging • I am Number Four • Destroying Avalon • The Hunger Games • The Chocolate War

  17. UNKNOWN WORDS An UNKNOWN WORD is not only a word that you can not pronounce – it is also a word that you can read but do not know the meaning of. We MUST stop to clarify – but the dictionary is not our only answer!

  18. CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY • Hydrophobic / adj. 1 of or suffering from hydrophobia. 2 a lacking an affinity for water. b not readily wettable • Irredeemable / adj. 1 that cannot be redeemed. 2 hopeless, absolute. 3 a (of a government annuity) not terminable by repayment. b (of paper currency) for which the issuing authority does not undertake ever to pay coin.to pay coin.

  19. CLARIFYING UNKNOWN WORDS • Context Clues: read the surrounding words and sentences to see what clues they offer. • Grammatical Rules: the parts of speech have their own place in a sentence, think about if the word is a noun, verb etc. • Word Parts: break the word up into base word, prefix, suffix to see if one part can help you. • Greek + Latin Origins: look for any word parts that you’ve seen before and know the meaning of.

  20. HAVE A GO! Does anyone know what a spelunker is? Caves were once sought out by primitive peoples for shelter and protection. Today, modern spelunkers seek out caves for fun and adventure. Caves are dark, mysterious places that can be full of beauty danger.

  21. AND THE ANSWER IS… Spelunker: a person who explores caves, esp. as a hobby. And just for interests sake, you may like to know that Speleology- Means ‘the scientific study of caves.’

  22. CATCH THE READING BUG! • Be seen as a reader. • Encourage your children to read daily and talk to them about the book they are reading.

  23. QUESTIONS? If you think of questions later, please feel free to contact; Miss Sulman – Literacy Coach Mr Kendall – Assistant Principal Or Your child’s classroom teacher

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