literacy across learning why it is important summary of agreed actions new materials
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Literacy Across Literacy Across LearningLearning
Why it is importantWhy it is important
Summary of agreed actionsSummary of agreed actions
New materialsNew materials
What has it got to do with What has it got to do with me?me?
All practitioners in each sector, in each department and in All practitioners in each sector, in each department and in all settings have a responsibility to all settings have a responsibility to developdevelop,, reinforcereinforce and and extendextend the skills which are set out in the literacy experiences the skills which are set out in the literacy experiences and outcomesand outcomes
Literacy is best taught as part of the subject, not as an Literacy is best taught as part of the subject, not as an add-onadd-on
Therefore all teachers need to give explicit attention to the Therefore all teachers need to give explicit attention to the literacy needed in the subject they are teachingliteracy needed in the subject they are teaching
HMIE may well ask you about a pupil’s progress in HMIE may well ask you about a pupil’s progress in literacy.literacy.
Agreed Literacy Agreed Literacy PrioritiesPriorities
T:/Staff Data/Other T:/Staff Data/Other Categories/Literacy Categories/Literacy across across learning/Literacy learning/Literacy Priorities GridPriorities Grid
Business, Computing and Technology
(3.02 , 3.09) (3.10 , 3.01, 3.06)Talking and Listening
3.15Reading
3.20 3.21-3.24 3.26 3.28 3.29 Writing
Presentation Skills
“Leading” on an outcome i.e. introducing and teaching the whole outcome and ultimately assessing pupil
performance.
Literacy AuditLiteracy AuditA review of where and how often the A review of where and how often the literacy outcomes are being addressed literacy outcomes are being addressed has recently been undertaken has recently been undertaken
Results are available in the Literacy Results are available in the Literacy Across Learning folder:Across Learning folder:
T:\Staff Data\Other Categories\Literacy across learning
Editing CodeEditing CodeTeachers across the school will use the following code to alert you to
errorsIn basic punctuation and spelling. There will be a code both in the margin and in your piece of writing where the error occurs.
Margin Text
NS A line / by the point at which a new sentence should start.
NP A double line // at the point at which a new paragraph should start.
Cap A circle around the lower case letter that should be a capital letter or vice versa.
SP The incorrect spelling is underlined e.g. skool.
Agreed ApproachesAgreed Approaches
PPurposeurpose
AAudienceudience
LLanguageanguage
LLayoutayout
Every classroom should have a posterdisplaying the mnemonic.
Pupils’ communication skills are enriched/ improved through the use ofP.A.L.L.
Discussion TowersDiscussion TowersAn audit revealed that An audit revealed that discussion skills were discussion skills were widely featured in CfE widely featured in CfE subject learning subject learning outcomesoutcomes
Several subject Several subject departments have departments have their own variations of their own variations of this discussion towerthis discussion tower
Information Literacy KeysInformation Literacy Keys
These are prominently displayed around These are prominently displayed around the schoolthe school
Research skills are improved by the use of Research skills are improved by the use of the keysthe keys
Feedback from a working group also Feedback from a working group also confirmed that the quality of subsequent confirmed that the quality of subsequent presentations were greatly improved as a presentations were greatly improved as a result of using the information literacy keysresult of using the information literacy keys
Identify key words to help your
research.
Talk Into WritingTalk Into WritingAngus Council initiative which is being Angus Council initiative which is being promoted this sessionpromoted this session
Supports a variety of Supports a variety of
types of writingtypes of writing
A copy is available A copy is available
for each for each
Curriculum GroupCurriculum Group
Reasons for WritingDescribe
Discuss
Express Opinions
Entertain
Enquire
Inform
Instruct
Persuade
Plan AheadPlan Ahead
Reconstitute Literacy Across Learning Reconstitute Literacy Across Learning working group. Representative from each working group. Representative from each CG, ASN, SMT and PT Raising CG, ASN, SMT and PT Raising Achievement Achievement Review of CG prioritised Literacy Review of CG prioritised Literacy outcomes – survey progress. Learning outcomes – survey progress. Learning Visits to followVisits to followFollow-up audit of use of Information Follow-up audit of use of Information Literacy KeysLiteracy Keys