challenge to improve literacy

https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/could-the-pandemic-change-education-for-the-better I think the pandemic is making many people think about how children learn. There is an increasing complaint from parents that "home schooling" is too hard, too stressful.Usually, I notice, that's from parents trying to stick to a formula prescribed by schools, For example they must read set work and do set questions but they don't cuddle up on the sofa for a read. Not all parents have the confidence or skills to interact with their children and guide their learning. How can we all help a child develop a love of learning, with the self-efficacy to complete a project?

 "The challenge for our staff now is to develop a hunch about what to do next to develop literacy skills, regardless of their curriculum area and specialisation, to think about something that might make a difference, try it, and see what the resulting data says. We are all teachers of literacy." Robin Sutton

TOD- professional Development in literacy: RESOURCES

www.theliteracyplace.com

Lego challenges and describe- this was a good oral language activity at a 7year old party I went to; even in NCEA drama students, particularly those with a challenge such as dyslexia, need to explain their process.

Inference=connections=subtext: I think Drama is a literacy rich subject because actor or audience have to read the layers of meaning in a text. The actor [director,designers] literally CREATE something new from the text.

DO NOW: Revisit & renew some literacy strategies- ITTM; dot to dot connecting key words; graphic organisers; talking about it

Ps- Drops of Te Reo