Description
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*
Presenters
Christopher Witt (AISWA Staff)
Literacy Consultant | Animal Ethics Executive Officer
Christopher Witt joined AISWA in 2009. Prior to that he was a Consultant at STEPS Professional Development. At STEPS, Chris developed a literacy resource for secondary teachers: Tactical Teaching Reading. It included materials and professional learning courses and had great success nationally and internationally, helping many secondary teachers to successfully support literacy across their curriculum area.
After teaching for 25 years, Chris worked in various advisory and consultancy roles in curriculum improvement. He has been at AISWA for 12 years as a Literacy Consultant providing support for teachers and schools in professional learning and literacy improvement initiatives. This includes Sharp Reading, First Steps and Primary Connections. Key PL programs developed by Chris at AISWA include Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy and Programming and Assessment in English (P-10).
Terms & Conditions
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Segments
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Date / Time
9 Sep 2016 Starts: 08:30 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person