A prerequisite for this course is Comprehension Strategy Instruction Stage 3.
Part 1: Getting the routine right (STAGE 3 Refresher plus STAGE 4 – THE DEEP FIVE: Getting started)
Part 2: STAGES 4 –6 Consolidating the DEEP FIVE, & Analysis and Evaluation of texts.
SHARP READING focuses on the GUIDED READING component of your reading program. Participants build onto the Stage 3 routine, adding advanced comprehension strategies needed by students as they encounter increasingly complex texts.
This workshop includes:
Stage 3: Sharpening The Three Steps (Constructing Meaning)
Stage 4: The Deep 5 (Constructing Meaning) - Adding 5 of the most important comprehension strategies to the reader's toolbox to help interpret and clarify the literal meaning of sentences. * Visualisation, Prior Knowledge, Asking Questions, Forming Hypotheses, Making connections within text – these are all familiar but SharpReading gives them a very different treatment.
Stage 5: Analysing Text (Critical Thinking) - now is the time to introduce 'big picture' or whole text thinking. The analysis of narrative and non-fiction text will be explored.
Stage 6: Evaluating Text (Critical Thinking) - once meaning has been constructed and the content analysed, the reader is in the position to be able to evaluate the quality of the text.
Resources:
- 12 months of online tutorials valued at NZ $175.
- Twelve months of small step, at-your-own pace learning with tutorials, video modelling and supporting resources.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Principals, Literacy Leaders, Primary and Secondary Teachers, Support Teachers and Teacher Assistants.