KS2 Literacy workshop 24 th September 2014
Jan 03, 2016
KS2 Literacy workshop
24th September 2014
AimsTo share ways in which reading can be developed at home
To share strategies on how writing can be improved at home
In 2013, The National Literacy Trust conducted a
survey which included 11,000 children.
Children who read daily outside school were 5x more likely to perform
above the expected level for their age in reading.
Reading at homeReading aloud for a minimum of 20 minutes a day
Breaking reading into manageable chunks
Discussing texts- the front cover, chapter titles, the language
Using question stemsUsing the homework diary
Question stems to useWhat do you think is happening here?How does..... feel at this point?How do you know...?What clues are given to show...What does the verb ....... suggest
about .........?True or false....How did ............ feelings/attitudes
change in this chapter/paragraph?Choose a word to describe ............. why
did you pick that word?
Reading in schoolAccelerated Reader and competitions
Encouraging reading for pleasure through ERIC
Reading in registrationListening to children readTeaching reading strategiesTeacher/pupil dialogue about books
Writing in school Spelling, punctuation, grammar Planning, editing, proof-reading and drafting processes
Modelled texts Sharing examples of students’ work
Learning how to structure different texts- e.g. diary, newspaper report etc.
Below age-related expectations
Dear diary Today I was cutting some wood I hoped I’d
get twenty pounds so I went to my boss to ask for a raise but he would’nt have any of it, so he just decided to kick me out of the buisiness. So I decided to look for another job.
I was very furious at my boss, but then suddenly I heard a scream from a little cottage up the hill by the mill. I ran to the little cottage and peacked through the window and seen a big bad wolf.
This could be improved by....
Dear diaryToday I was cutting some wood I hoped I’d get twenty pounds so I went to my boss to ask for a raise but he would’nt have any of it, so he just decided to kick me out of the buisiness So I decided to look for another job.
I was very furious at my boss, but then suddenly I heard a scream from a little cottage up the hill by the mill. I ran to the little cottage and peacked through the window and seen a big bad wolf.
-Some simple connectives
( and, so, but). This student could be
encouraged to use better connectives. For
example, using however instead of but.
- The work could be checked through for full
stops & commas. Commas need to be
added before connectives like ‘but’
and ‘so.’
-Improving sentence openers with adverbs
would improve this piece of work too.
age-related expectations Want to be the height of fashion? Then order
these now! Holes is a comfortable but fashionable shoe; read on to find out why to order a pair of these brain-blowing shoes!
Breathing is no problem, to feet, while your wearing holes, tiny little air spaces let your feet breath freely. Comfortable walking soles pad your feet while on the go making you feel a new bouncy spring in your step.
As well as the comfortable padding they come in eye-blasting colours for every occasion. ‘These shoes are great for my constant training; I’m really going for gold in these.’ quoted Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis.
age-related expectations Want to be the height
of fashion? Then order these now! Holes is a comfortable but fashionable shoe; read on to find out why to order a pair of these brain-blowing shoes!
Breathing is no problem, to feet, while your wearing holes, tiny little air spaces let your feet breath freely. Comfortable walking soles pad your feet while on the go making you feel a new bouncy spring in your step.
-Some ambitious adjectives like ‘brain-
blowing’ have been used, however, the word
‘comfortable’ is repeated 3 times. Synonyms could be used instead or other
ambitious adjectives.
-Proper nouns need to have capital letters.
-Inaccurate grammar ‘ why to order.’ If read out
loud, the error can be heard instantly. This sentence could be re-
written..
Above age-related expectations
Should children choose their own bedtime?
In Maths we have been working on a data project on what time children go to bed. In years 5 and 6, 76% of children, in this school, have a set bedtime
(mean is 8.30pm), whilst 24% don’t. We asked children in years 5 and 6 if they should be free to choose their own bedtime or should they leave it to adults to decide. This is what they thought.
On one hand, some children think they should get to choose because it gives them more idea of how to be responsible and it lets them show they can be trusted.
Above age-related expectations
Should children choose their own bedtime?In Maths we have been working on a data project on what time children go to bed. In years 5 and 6, 76% of children, in this school, have a set bedtime
(mean is 8.30pm), whilst 24% don’t. We asked children in years 5 and 6 if they should be free to choose their own bedtime or should they leave it to adults to decide. This is what they thought.On one hand, some children think they should get to choose because it gives them more idea of how to be responsible and it lets them show they can be trusted.
This student uses a good range of
punctuation, they should be encouraged
to use semi-colons, dashes, and the full
range.
A wider range of subordinate
connectives could be used to further enhance the work- for example,
despite, since etc.
A wider range of devices could be used to support the text-
anecdotes, list of three, quotes from authority
figures etc.