Productive talk: Fabulous writing

PL # 12684

  • Starting on 17 Sep 2020
  • Cancellation permitted until 14 Sep 2020
  • Event registrations closed on 14 Sep 2020

Delivery Format :

Event registration is Closed

Description

Writing is a requirement of all learning areas, as highlighted in the General Capabilities: Literacy. The focus of this full day workshop is on the composition of non-fiction texts as applicable across the curriculum.  It is suitable for all teachers from years 3-10.

"Reading and writing float on a sea of talk" (Britton, 1970, p. 64). The UK Department for Children, Schools and Families (Talk for Writing), Wilson (Talk the Big Talk: Laying the Foundations for Big Writing and Beyond) and many others have recognised the importance of talk in developing effective writers. Teachers know that students who read widely are usually the best writers because through reading, they internalise the patterns of writing. Current classroom research demonstrates that students who can ‘talk’ texts also internalise such patterns. Even students who may not be enthusiastic readers are enthusiastic talkers of text when they are actively engaged in their learning. These students have a greater chance of succeeding as writers than those who do not engage in talk.

Teachers will investigate various approaches and be taken through a process that will allow them to establish talk as a strategy within their own curriculum areas. They will be able to experience activities that can be used with students in the classroom on the day following the workshop.

Britton, J. (1970). Language and learning. London: Allen Lane.

Department for Children, Schools and Families. (2008). Talk for writing. Retrieved from http://oer.educ.cam.ac.uk/w/images/f/f2/Talk_for_Writing.pdf

Wilson, R. (2012). Talk the big talk: Laying the foundations for Big Writing and beyond. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

 

Presenters

Jill Buckrell (AISWA Staff)

Literacy Consultant

Jill Buckrell <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Jill Buckrell is a Literacy Consultant with previous experience as a teacher and school leader in both urban and remote schools. She has a strong commitment to improving literacy outcomes for Aboriginal students and has been involved in several major Indigenous Education initiatives in the past as a school principal in remote WA and the Northern Territory. Jill began work at AISWA as a literacy consultant in 2012 and is involved in a number of key professional learning initiatives including: Big Six, Hot Readers and Data Conversations to Target Instruction (literacy). She is also an accredited Sharp Reading presenter and manages the implementation of this program in Western Australia. Jill co-organises the annual Broome Conference for remote Aboriginal schools. Jill’s particular interest lies in the research, development and application of quality literacy strategies and opportunities for students who underachieve in literacy.

Patricia Kershaw (AISWA Staff)

Literacy Consultant

Patricia Kershaw <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Pat Kershaw is a Literacy/English Consultant and has been with AISWA since 2009. She has taught at primary, secondary (English) and tertiary levels and has been involved in many research projects within the university sector and within AISWA, with a focus on literacy in cross-curricular and collaborative projects, which model approaches that teachers can take in the classroom. Her main areas of interest are writing, grammar, oral language and literacy across the curriculum. She works with teachers of literacy and/or English from P-10, as well as principals and teacher teams across WA to support schools with literacy requirements.

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Segments

Event Segment

Date / Time

17 Sep 2020 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:30

Delivery Format : In Person

AISWA Seminar Room (First Floor)

PL Hours : 6.00

Learning Area

  • Literacy

School Area

  • Year 3
  • Year 4
  • Year 5
  • Year 6
  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

AITSL Standards