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Literacy Secretariat Literacy is everyone’s business Outline Common messages from the evidence Literacy Secretariat platform – implications for early years literacy Sharing of strategies for strengthening teaching implications Where to next?TRANSCRIPT
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Effective Early Years Literacy Teaching Practices
Margaret Sankey, ManagerAndrea Barker, Project Officer Programs & Resources B-8
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Aims of this session• To consider the basis of evidence underpinning early years literacy
practice
• To consider strategies that reflect this evidence
• To strengthen our leadership of quality early years literacy improvements
• To share our ideas about early years literacy practice
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Outline• Common messages from the evidence
• Literacy Secretariat platform – implications for early years literacy
• Sharing of strategies for strengthening teaching implications
• Where to next?
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Reading and writing floats on a sea of talk D.Hornsby
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Literacy Definitions
Literacy is the capacity, confidence and disposition to use language in all its forms. Literacy incorporates a range of modes of communication including music, movement, dance, story telling, visual arts, media and drama, as well as talking, listening,viewing, reading and writing.Early Years Learning Framework 2009
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Literacy Definitions
Literacy refers to reading, writing, speaking, viewing and listening effectively in a range of contexts. In the 21st century, the definition of literacy has expanded to refer to a flexible, sustainable command of a set of capabilities in the use and production of traditional texts and new communications technologies, using spoken language, print and multimedia.
Australian Curriculum English Consultation Draft 2010
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Partnerships with families
and communities
Partnerships with families
and communities
Use of evidence, data and research
Use of evidence, data and research
Quality literacy
teaching
Quality literacy
teaching
Challenging and engaging
literacy learning
Challenging and engaging
literacy learning
Focused literacy
leadership
Focused literacy
leadership
Successful literacy
pathwaysWith high
Expectations
Successful literacy
pathwaysWith high
Expectations
A coherent whole site approach
A coherent whole site approach
CurriculumWhat?
PedagogyHow?
Explicit, balanced and integrated teaching and learning of:Speaking & Listening Reading & Viewing Writing & Representing
ImprovementSo what?
Literacy Improvement
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Quality Literacy TeachingIt is the responsibility of all educators to ensure that learners
have the language and literacy skills needed for success across the curriculum and beyond.
To the meet the needs of all learners effective literacy teaching is
• Planned to match literacy understandings and skills and that support literacy engagement and achievement of learners
• Differentiated• Explicit • Intentional • Balanced and integrated• Consistent with whole site literacy agreements and planning.
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
The National Inquiry into the Teaching ofLiteracy (DEST 2005)
Recommends:that educators provide systematic, direct and explicit phonics instruction so that children master theessential alphabetic code-breaking skills
equally,that educators provide an integratedapproach to reading that supports thedevelopment of oral language, vocabulary,grammar, reading fluency, comprehension andthe literacies of new technologies.
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
The National Inquiry into the Teaching ofLiteracy (DEST 2005)
•Teaching is informed by evidence-based research
•We must have a clear understanding of why, how, what and when to use particular strategies.
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Evidence underpinning early years literacy
• The significant role of communication in early literacy development
• Literacy and well being are interrelated• Literacy is a socio – cultural practice• There are multiple literacies and literacy is multifaceted• Literacy is across the curriculum• Skills such as code breaking (phonological awareness,
alphabetic knowledge, concepts about print and rapid automatic naming) are critical but need to be placed in meaningful contexts.
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Evidence underpinning early years literacy • The Big Six (Konza)1. Linguistic Knowledge2. Phonological awareness3. Letter sound Knowledge4. Vocabulary5. Fluency6. Comprehension
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Challenges & Opportunities
• In current times what are the challenges & opportunities facing literacy teachers in their everyday work ?
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Practice
• Holistic approaches• Responsive to children• Learning through play • Intentional teaching • Learning environments• Cultural competence• Continuity of learning and transition• Assessment for learning
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Effective teaching and learning for young children-
Early Years Literacy Program DECS 2006
• Relationships between values, beliefs, theory and practice– Our beliefs about literacy learning influence
what and how we teach
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Effective teaching and learning for young children
Early Years Literacy Program DECS 2006
• Knowledge of children– Knowing each child is essential for planning
effective teaching and learning experiences
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Effective teaching and learning for young children
Early Years Literacy Program DECS 2006
• An engaging and active learning environment– Effective learning is optimised through a
comprehensive and contextual program that promotes engagement
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
What does a quality early literacy teaching program look like ?• Language rich • Meaningful topics of study• Negotiated with child and teacher
knowledge • Teachers create active learning
environments• A strong language and literacy program
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Balanced literacy
• Talking together• Reading aloud daily and frequently• Shared reading• Individual reading • Modeled writing• Shared writing• Individual writing
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business
Literacy SecretariatLiteracy is everyone’s business