Description
This full day workshop will draw upon information contained in current commercially-available publications, such as Talk for Writing's imitation, innovation and invention strategy. Teachers will be taken through a process that will allow them to embed successful strategies for talk in their planning.
Pie Corbett (Talk for Writing), Deb Myhill (Talk to Text) and Robin Alexander (Talk for Learning) understand the importance of talk in developing effective writing. 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 the various patterns of writing, committing them to long-term memory. 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.
This full day workshop will draw upon information contained in current commercially-available publications, such as Talk for Writing’s imitation, innovation and invention strategy. Teachers will be taken through a process that will allow them to embed successful strategies for talk in their planning. They will be able to experience activities that can be used with students in the classroom on the next day.
A Talk for Writing network meeting will be held on Monday, 26 November for AISWA teachers who have implemented T4W in their classrooms or who are considering implementing it in 2019. Participants from the Talking your Way into Writing workshop are invited to attend.
Presenters
Patricia Kershaw (AISWA Staff)
Literacy Consultant
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.
Jill Buckrell (AISWA Staff)
Literacy Consultant
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.
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Date / Time
29 Oct 2018 Starts: 08:30 Finishes: 15:30Delivery Format : In Person