KS2 Literacy workshop

24th September 2014

AimsTo share ways in which reading can be developed at home

To share strategies on how writing can be improved at home

In 2013, The National Literacy Trust conducted a

survey which included 11,000 children.

Children who read daily outside school were 5x more likely to perform

above the expected level for their age in reading.

Reading at homeReading aloud for a minimum of 20 minutes a day

Breaking reading into manageable chunks

Discussing texts- the front cover, chapter titles, the language

Using question stemsUsing the homework diary

Question stems to useWhat do you think is happening here?How does..... feel at this point?How do you know...?What clues are given to show...What does the verb ....... suggest

about .........?True or false....How did ............ feelings/attitudes

change in this chapter/paragraph?Choose a word to describe ............. why

did you pick that word?

Reading in schoolAccelerated Reader and competitions

Encouraging reading for pleasure through ERIC

Reading in registrationListening to children readTeaching reading strategiesTeacher/pupil dialogue about books

Writing in school Spelling, punctuation, grammar Planning, editing, proof-reading and drafting processes

Modelled texts Sharing examples of students’ work

Learning how to structure different texts- e.g. diary, newspaper report etc.

Below age-related expectations

Dear diary Today I was cutting some wood I hoped I’d

get twenty pounds so I went to my boss to ask for a raise but he would’nt have any of it, so he just decided to kick me out of the buisiness. So I decided to look for another job.

I was very furious at my boss, but then suddenly I heard a scream from a little cottage up the hill by the mill. I ran to the little cottage and peacked through the window and seen a big bad wolf.

This could be improved by....

Dear diaryToday I was cutting some wood I hoped I’d get twenty pounds so I went to my boss to ask for a raise but he would’nt have any of it, so he just decided to kick me out of the buisiness So I decided to look for another job.

I was very furious at my boss, but then suddenly I heard a scream from a little cottage up the hill by the mill. I ran to the little cottage and peacked through the window and seen a big bad wolf.

-Some simple connectives

( and, so, but). This student could be

encouraged to use better connectives. For

example, using however instead of but.

- The work could be checked through for full

stops & commas. Commas need to be

added before connectives like ‘but’

and ‘so.’

-Improving sentence openers with adverbs

would improve this piece of work too.

age-related expectations Want to be the height of fashion? Then order

these now! Holes is a comfortable but fashionable shoe; read on to find out why to order a pair of these brain-blowing shoes!

Breathing is no problem, to feet, while your wearing holes, tiny little air spaces let your feet breath freely. Comfortable walking soles pad your feet while on the go making you feel a new bouncy spring in your step.

As well as the comfortable padding they come in eye-blasting colours for every occasion. ‘These shoes are great for my constant training; I’m really going for gold in these.’ quoted Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis.

age-related expectations Want to be the height

of fashion? Then order these now! Holes is a comfortable but fashionable shoe; read on to find out why to order a pair of these brain-blowing shoes!

Breathing is no problem, to feet, while your wearing holes, tiny little air spaces let your feet breath freely. Comfortable walking soles pad your feet while on the go making you feel a new bouncy spring in your step.

-Some ambitious adjectives like ‘brain-

blowing’ have been used, however, the word

‘comfortable’ is repeated 3 times. Synonyms could be used instead or other

ambitious adjectives.

-Proper nouns need to have capital letters.

-Inaccurate grammar ‘ why to order.’ If read out

loud, the error can be heard instantly. This sentence could be re-

written..

Above age-related expectations

Should children choose their own bedtime?

In Maths we have been working on a data project on what time children go to bed. In years 5 and 6, 76% of children, in this school, have a set bedtime

(mean is 8.30pm), whilst 24% don’t. We asked children in years 5 and 6 if they should be free to choose their own bedtime or should they leave it to adults to decide. This is what they thought.

On one hand, some children think they should get to choose because it gives them more idea of how to be responsible and it lets them show they can be trusted.

Above age-related expectations

Should children choose their own bedtime?In Maths we have been working on a data project on what time children go to bed. In years 5 and 6, 76% of children, in this school, have a set bedtime

(mean is 8.30pm), whilst 24% don’t. We asked children in years 5 and 6 if they should be free to choose their own bedtime or should they leave it to adults to decide. This is what they thought.On one hand, some children think they should get to choose because it gives them more idea of how to be responsible and it lets them show they can be trusted.

This student uses a good range of

punctuation, they should be encouraged

to use semi-colons, dashes, and the full

range.

A wider range of subordinate

connectives could be used to further enhance the work- for example,

despite, since etc.

A wider range of devices could be used to support the text-

anecdotes, list of three, quotes from authority

figures etc.