Achievement and Progress in English
(and Lit*r%&y)
Geoff Barton
Download free at www.geoffbarton.co.uk
(Presentation 85)
Thursday, March 24, 2016
5 starting-points:
1. Be angrier: start from 100%
2. There’s life beyond C/D
3. For most students, it’s not about
intervention: it’s about the classroom
4. Mentoring may be a wasted resource
5. Whole-school literacy matters a lot but …
… let’s not call it literacy
+ Lit*r%&y
Theory
Practice
Subject Reviews 2005 & 2009
“English at the Crossroads”
January 2011
The Matthew Effect
(Robert K Merton)
The rich shall get richer and
the poor shall get poorer
Matthew 13:12
Monopoly
(Leonard Beeghly)
“Good readers may
choose friends who
also read avidly while
poor readers seek
friends with whom
they share other
enjoyments”
“While good readers gain new skills very
rapidly, and quickly move from learning
to read to reading to learn, poor
readers become increasingly frustrated
with the act of reading, and try to avoid
reading where possible”
(SEDL 2001)
Stricht’s Law:
“reading ability in
children cannot
exceed their listening
ability …”
“Spoken language forms a constraint, a
ceiling not only on the ability to comprehend
but also on the ability to write, beyond which
literacy cannot progress”
Myhill and Fisher
The Matthew Effect:
The rich will get richer &
the poor will get poorer
English:
• Let’s teach it
• Make the implicit explicit
• Don’t be afraid of being didactic
MYSTERY TEXTS
The climate of the Earth is always
changing. In the past it has altered as
a result of natural causes. Nowadays,
however, the term climate change is
generally used when referring to
changes in our climate which have been
identified since the early part of the
1900's . The changes we've seen over
recent years and those which are
predicted over the next 80 years are
thought to be mainly as a result of
human behaviour rather than due to
natural changes in the atmosphere.
The best treatment for
mouth ulcers. Gargle with salt
water. You should find that it
works a treat. Salt is cheap
and easy to get hold of and we
all have it at home, so no need
to splash out and spend lots of
money on expensive mouth
ulcer creams.
The best treatment for
mouth ulcers. Gargle with salt
water. You should find that it
works a treat. Salt is cheap
and easy to get hold of and we
all have it at home, so no need
to splash out and spend lots of
money on expensive mouth
ulcer creams.
Urquhart castle is probably one of
the most picturesquely situated
castles in the Scottish Highlands.
Located 16 miles south-west of
Inverness, the castle, one of the
largest in Scotland, overlooks much
of Loch Ness. Visitors come to stroll
through the ruins of the 13thcentury castle because Urquhart has
earned the reputation of being one
of the best spots for sighting Loch
Ness’s most famous inhabitant.
Urquhart castle is probably one of
the most picturesquely situated
castles in the Scottish Highlands.
Located 16 miles south-west of
Inverness, the castle, one of the
largest in Scotland, overlooks much
of Loch Ness. Visitors come to stroll
through the ruins of the 13thcentury castle because Urquhart has
earned the reputation of being one
of the best spots for sighting Loch
Ness’s most famous inhabitant.
Urquhart castle is probably one of
the most picturesquely situated
castles in the Scottish Highlands.
Located 16 miles south-west of
Inverness, the castle, one of the
largest in Scotland, overlooks much
of Loch Ness. Visitors come to stroll
through the ruins of the 13thcentury castle because Urquhart has
earned the reputation of being one
of the best spots for sighting Loch
Ness’s most famous inhabitant.
Urquhart castle is probably one of
the most picturesquely situated
castles in the Scottish Highlands.
Located 16 miles south-west of
Inverness, the castle, one of the
largest in Scotland, overlooks much
of Loch Ness. Visitors come to stroll
through the ruins of the 13thcentury castle because Urquhart has
earned the reputation of being one
of the best spots for sighting Loch
Ness’s most famous inhabitant.
Urquhart castle is probably one of
the most picturesquely situated
castles in the Scottish Highlands.
Located 16 miles south-west of
Inverness, the castle, one of the
largest in Scotland, overlooks much
of Loch Ness. Visitors come to stroll
through the ruins of the 13thcentury castle because Urquhart has
earned the reputation of being one
of the best spots for sighting Loch
Ness’s most famous inhabitant.
Urquhart castle is probably one of
the most picturesquely situated
castles in the Scottish Highlands.
Located 16 miles south-west of
Inverness, the castle, one of the
largest in Scotland, overlooks much
of Loch Ness. Visitors come to stroll
through the ruins of the 13thcentury castle because Urquhart has
earned the reputation of being one
of the best spots for sighting Loch
Ness’s most famous inhabitant.
Urquhart castle is probably one of
the most picturesquely situated
castles in the Scottish Highlands.
Located 16 miles south-west of
Inverness, the castle, one of the
largest in Scotland, overlooks much
of Loch Ness. Visitors come to stroll
through the ruins of the 13thcentury castle because Urquhart has
earned the reputation of being one
of the best spots for sighting Loch
Ness’s most famous inhabitant.
Urquhart castle is probably one of
the most picturesquely situated
castles in the Scottish Highlands.
Located 16 miles south-west of
Inverness, the castle, one of the
largest in Scotland, overlooks much
of Loch Ness. Visitors come to stroll
through the ruins of the 13thcentury castle because Urquhart has
earned the reputation of being one
of the best spots for sighting Loch
Ness’s most famous inhabitant.
Urquhart castle is probably one of
the most picturesquely situated
castles in the Scottish Highlands.
Located 16 miles south-west of
Inverness, the castle, one of the
largest in Scotland, overlooks much
of Loch Ness. Visitors come to stroll
through the ruins of the 13thcentury castle because Urquhart has
earned the reputation of being one
of the best spots for sighting Loch
Ness’s most famous inhabitant.
English:
• Let’s teach it
• Make the implicit explicit
• Don’t be afraid of knowledge
Speaking & listening:
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Collaborative talk
Modelling spoken language
Connectives
Teacher talk & questioning
Reading:
• Teach reading skills
• Wider range of texts, esp nonfiction
• Teach vocabulary
• Create reading communities
Writing:
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Model writing explicitly
Teach sentence variety
Teach and display connectives
Teach composition
+ Lit*r%&y
January 2011
Schools should:
1.teach phonics systematically and assess progress
2.track progress and attainment in English of particular groups, such as
white British boys, FSM, looked-after children
3.raise expectations of staff for pupils from low-attaining groups
4.have someone responsible for maximising the achievement of learners
at risk of failing to reach average levels of skills in literacy
5.ensure regular staff training in literacy
Let’s resurrect
whole-school literacy …
… but don’t call it literacy
Achievement and Progress in English
(and Lit*r%&y)
Geoff Barton
Download free at www.geoffbarton.co.uk
(Presentation 85)
Thursday, March 24, 2016