Our round was hosted by Thornleigh West PS on Wednesday & Thursday, 11th & 12th November, 2020.
The problem of practice was: Are our reading lessons worthwhile?.
The problem of practice was: Are our reading lessons worthwhile?.
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My favourite video about reading from David Pearson reading guru. Watch the Year 2 students talking about the big ideas in the text: from 56 minutes
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Pre-Round Reading
These were two short readings to extend our learning from last round: "Rigor Part 2" (click here to download) & "High Expectations" (click here to download)
There were four longer readings. These are about the key strand of Reading.
These were two short readings to extend our learning from last round: "Rigor Part 2" (click here to download) & "High Expectations" (click here to download)
There were four longer readings. These are about the key strand of Reading.
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"Comprehension: The Bottom Line" the extract discusses how the six comprehension strategies should be taught. An interesting read! Click here to downloadthe_bottom_line.pdf
"An Effective Reading Program" gives a brief overview of the strategies that combine to ensure student success in reading. Click here to download
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"Why how we read matters": extracts from ch 2, "The Responsive Reader" and ch 3, "The Responsible Reader", ask us to think about the type of readers we are developing. Click here to download
This except from "Think Big with Think Alouds" gives a rationale for using think alouds and highlights the strategy of encouraging student questions. Click here to download
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