Literacy at DPHS
Madam Palmer
Literacy at DPHS
FALSE
Stand up
TRUE
Hand up
That was a film trailer
Literacy is just about writing
Reading every day will help you get better exam results
Reading will help you earn more money when you’re
older
Reading doesn’t help you to communicate with other
people
Literacy is only important in your English lessons
What was the
last book you read?
Reading
Read our ‘Recommended Read’ each month.
September’s
Recommended Read for students is…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNt34jUkxH0&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL3698BEB648B13140
http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/video/2012/sep/06/charlie-higson-zombie-book-trailer-sacrifice
Literacy Skill of the Month
Each month, we have a literacy skill of the month.
This month, our skill is…
READING!
1.
2.
3.
4.
Make sure you always have a reading book.
Read every day for 20 minutes.
Use skimming and scanning.
Use context clues and phonics to decode.
What do we do?
The LRC - Madam Longman
Accelerated Reader
Reading Booklets from English
Bookbuzz.
Roald Dahl Day
National Poetry Day October 3rd.
Book Week and World Book day
first week of March.
Reading for pleasure is a priority
for all of our teachers. Students
read for pleasure in lesson 1 and
at the start of English lessons.
Students are taught reading skills
across the curriculum eg, to skim
and scan and to use phonetics and
context clues when decoding.
Extra sessions
Reading schemes – paired reading
Phonics lessons
Marking
It is important that you use your literacy skills in all of
your subjects.
All of your teachers will mark your work for literacy skills.
You have a copy of the marking symbols in your planner.
Always look at what your teachers write when they mark
your work and use their marking to improve your work.
//
[.]
for a new paragraph needed
for missing full stops
??
need to rewrite to make sense (underline the part of the writing that doesn’t make sense)
sp
for spelling correction needed
P
for punctuation correction needed
CL
capital letter needed
Meeting your parents
Those of you whose parents are coming to the
‘Literacy and Communication Skills’
presentation…
Meet your parents and bring them to
reception.
Your parents need to tick off their name and
collect a pack.
They will have a chance to buy some books at
the end of the presentation.
Literacy at DPHS
Madam Palmer
Which of these are lies?!
• Teachers are the most important reading role
models for their children and young people.
• Purchases of school library books have declined by
20% since 2002. 80% of five to eight year olds
read a book every day compared with only 25% of
fifteen to seventeen year olds.
• A survey of employers shows 42% are not satisfied
with the basic use of English by school and college
leavers.
• Men and women with poor literacy are least likely
to be in full-time employment at the age of thirty.
• Reading regularly has the single most impact on a
child’s success in education.
The Truth
• Teachers are the most important reading role models for young
people – parents are.
• 80% of five to eight year olds read a book every day compared
with only 25% of fifteen to seventeen year olds. It’s only 30%
of five to eight year olds read a book every day compared with
only 17% of fifteen to seventeen year olds.
• Purchases of school library books have declined by 20% since
2002. It’s actually a decline of 40%. Not at DPHS though!
• A survey of employers shows 42% are not satisfied with the
basic use of English by school and college leavers.
• Men and women with poor literacy are least likely to be in fulltime employment at the age of thirty.
• Reading regularly has the single most impact on a child’s
success in education.
What is ‘Literacy’?
"... the set of skills which allows an
individual to engage fully in society
and in learning, through the
different forms of language, and
the range of texts, which society
values and finds useful."
Strands
Reading
Enjoyment
Writing
Speaking
and Listening
Develop proficiency
Reading helps…
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
To build vocabulary
Writing ability and style
Develop self confidence
Increase general knowledge
Develop creativity
Communication skills
Relaxation
Develop organisational skills
Increase analytical skills
With empathy and leadership skills
What do we do?
The LRC - Madam Longman
Accelerated Reader
Reading Booklets from English
Bookbuzz.
Roald Dahl Day
National Poetry Day October 3rd.
Book Week and World Book day
first week of March.
Reading for pleasure is a priority
for all of our teachers. Students
read for pleasure in lesson 1 and
at the start of English lessons.
Students are taught reading skills
across the curriculum eg, to skim
and scan and to use phonetics and
context clues when decoding.
Extra sessions
Reading schemes – paired reading
Phonics lessons
Literacy Skill of the Month
Each month, we have a literacy skill of the month.
This month, our skill is…
READING!
Students…
1.
2.
3.
4.
Make sure you always have a reading book.
Read every day for 20 minutes.
Use skimming and scanning.
Use context clues and phonics to decode.
What can you do?
Please see your ‘Read!’ leaflet for some suggestions as to how to encourage your child
to read.
Children should read for 20 minutes every day.
Some advice:
* Show a positive attitude towards reading.
* Read yourself.
* Talk about books and reading.
* Keep your reading list somewhere obvious and tick off books you
read.
* Make sure your child has a reading book to bring to school every
day.
• Encourage your child to read around their favourite hobby or
interest.
• Use the internet or computer programmes.
• Provide treats!
What can you do?
* Provide a wide range of reading material at
home.
Parents who have books in the home increase the level of
education their children will attain, according to a 20-year
study led by Mariah Evans, University of Nevada.
It suggests that filling homes with a range of novels and
reference books may be the difference between leaving school
at 18 and going to university, which can be worth up to
£200,000 more in lifetime earnings.
Having as few as 20 books in the home still has a significant
impact on propelling a child to a higher level of education, and
the more books you add, the greater the benefit.
Be inspiring
Look out for our ‘Recommended Read’ on our
website, Facebook or Twitter (DPHSLiteracy).
September’s Recommended Read for parents and
staff is
Be inspired
Encourage your child to read our ‘Recommended
Read’ each month.
September’s Recommended Read for students is…
Writing
What do we do?
Spelling
‘Sir Link a Lot’ September 16th
and 17th.
www.thinkalink.co.uk
Writing competitions.
Students have a reading and
spelling lesson each fortnight.
Some students will have
additional spelling
intervention.
Writing Day
June 2014
All teachers mark for literacy using
common marking symbols (please
see your sheet).
All teachers teach subject specific
vocabulary.
All teachers use speaking as a
precursor to writing.
Teachers teach conventions of
writing forms and use writing
frames when necessary.
Lesson 1
All students have a literacy lesson
every fortnight during lesson 1.
What can you do?
• Have a dictionary and thesaurus in your
home and encourage the regular use of
both.
• Play word games and online word
games.
• Help your child to learn spellings and
technical vocabulary…
Spelling
• Please see the sheet on spelling strategies.
Look, cover, spell, check
Help your child learn relevant spelling rules eg
Doubling consonants
Short vowel – double consonants
Eg hopping
Long vowel – single consonants
Eg writing, hoping
Look at the common errors and encourage proofreading
For these, eg should of instead of should’ve.
What else can you do?
Encourage your child to write a journal
or to write stories and poems and enter
competitions.
Encourage the use of connectives…
Writing to Explain: communicate clearly (clear paragraphs)
Cause and effect
(Causal connectives)
• Because
• The reason that …
• When
• So
• This results in
• This causes
• Therefore
• As a consequence…
Sequence and event
(Sequential connectives)
• In the beginning
• First
• Second
• Third
• After that
• Next
• At the same time
What else can you do?
• Ensure that your child has matched
his/her language to the audience. Most
writing requires a level of formality.
• Ensure that your child has used the
conventions of the particular type of
writing.
– Explanation
– Persuasion
– Descriptive writing…
Persuasion
Facts and figures
Repetition
Empathy
Short sentences
Hyperbole
Group of three
Rhetorical question
Alliteration
Pronouns
Emotive language
Similes and metaphors
Description
• use small, interesting details
• use a range of sentence structures - short, compound,
complex
• employ a variety of punctuation ( . , ! ? ; : “ “ ‘ )
• use interesting vocabulary
• use a variety of adjectives, adverbs and verbs
• use some figurative language - metaphors/extended
metaphor/similes/personification
• use some sensory description
(sight/sound/touch/hearing/taste)
• use a clear paragraph structure
• proofread for accurate spelling
• proofread for accurate punctuation
What else can you do?
• Encourage your child to discuss what
they are going to write before they write
it.
• Encourage the proofreading process.
• If necessary, go through punctuation
rules regularly. Use the ‘How To…’
sheets.
Repetition
is the key to spelling and punctuation!
Keep good habits going!
Quality of Written Communication
In GCSE specifications that require candidates to produce written
material in English, candidates must do the following:
• ensure that text is legible and that spelling, punctuation
and grammar are accurate so that meaning is clear
• select and use a form and style of writing appropriate to
purpose and to complex subject matter
• organise information clearly and coherently, using
specialist vocabulary when appropriate.
What do we do?
Speaking and Listening
Events
Parliamentary Debating
DNN
Across the curriculum, students
are encouraged to develop
their presentation skills and
discussion skills.
Speak Out Challenge
BBC School Report
Performances
All teachers use ‘speaking
frames’ to encourage the
development of Standard
English.
What can you do?
Speaking and Listening
• Discuss events, news, reading etc regularly.
• Encourage the use of Standard English in
appropriate circumstances.
• Encourage participation in events.
• Ask your child to explain/argue in detail!
Literacy at DPHS
Madam Palmer
Thankyou. Partnership between parents and teachers is
incredibly important.
According to Warwick University’s Professor Alma Harris, who
was commissioned by the SSAT to undertake research on
parental engagement, “Parents play a vital role in the
development and education of their children and this research
shows that the biggest impact is when they are involved in
their child’s learning within the home environment.”
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