Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy

Learning Area

Literacy

School Area

Middle Primary (3-6)

Secondary (7-10)

Senior Secondary (11 - 12)

AITSL Standards Covered

1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students

1.2 Understand how students learn

1.3 Students with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds

1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities

2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area

2.2 Content selection and organisation

2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies

3.3 Use teaching strategies

3.4 Select and use resources

4.1 Support student participation

4.2 Manage classroom activities

6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice

6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice

6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning

The course is either a full day of Professional Development or 3 separate workshops. Participants receive the Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy workbook filled with practical classroom activities covering the following topics.

Reading Comprehension. This focusses on enabling students to develop metacognition, that is, a deeper understanding of the reading process. Teachers will acquire practical activities to teach and improve reading comprehension for their students.

Building Vocabulary. Continually building an extensive vocabulary is essential to reading comprehension. The professional learning will assist teachers to support students in building vocabulary and deepen understanding of new terms and concepts.

Speaking & Listening. The third aspect of the course equips teachers with great tools and ideas to strengthen listening skills and engage their students in rich classroom dialogue, a key factor for improvement in student learning.

*Note: there is a VET version of this course and an alternative workbook is provided*