The purpose of sharing creates connections that deepen our understanding through discussion. It is part of our survival and human instinct to share no matter the status in society. Kids love to share whether its with people they know or don’t know. This is a part of them that is strong to the core, so […]
Day 8: Create in Reading
In this era it’s amazing to see how far we can take our create activities in class. Of course we cannot dismiss the old ways of creation. For examples creating a poster, song, dance, or drama to explain a main idea or main scene from a texts. With saying that we should also look at […]
Day 7: Thinking
The four C’s Critical Thinking Communication Creativity Collaboration Critical thinking is essential for our young people as it is the skills needed to be successful across learning areas. It is essential for our young readers and learners to be active and participant learners. One of the foundations of building critical thinking is by […]
Day 6: Vocabulary
Who knew vocabulary work would be so intense? Today’s session had a lot of resources that can be used across the literacy component. I tend to think that knowing a lot of information means that you know a lot, but knowing those high valued words or technical terms also indicates the power of knowledge you […]
Day 5: Planning a Reading Programme
Today’s session has given me some insight on changes I can make in my practice and planning. One thing to remember when planning is how to integrate other curriculum areas including local curriculum too. In some cases it is achievable, but sometimes it can get quite hard to integrate areas such as Maths into an […]
Day 4: Guided Reading
I really liked today’s session and enjoyed learning the strategies more in depth. Some days I’m stumped on how I can hook my learners into our learning. The structure of guided reading has given me ideas on how I can tweak my plan and run my sessions. I learnt that you don’t always have to […]
Day 3: Text Selection
Today’s session has taught that it is important to select the right texts for our tamariki. Using a theme can help group certain texts that aligns with the topic and learning intention. In doing so we need to provide our students different types of texts that will keep them engaged and motivated throughout their reading […]
Day 2: Knowing your learners as readers
Today’s session made me think about the ‘HOOK’ during the discussions examples of using podcasts in Point England school. This got me thinking about how can I hook my students in to change their mindset about reading. I tend to wonder whether reading online or doing quiz is enough as a digital tool to hook […]
Day 1: Reading is core to learning
What did I learn that increased my understanding of the kaupapa and pedagogy of the Manaiakalani Reading Programme ? Knowing your learners is a key component to elevate and accelerate your students learning. Knowing what they like to read, and their interests in books helps students to enjoy reading in school and at home. Using […]
Week 9: External Recognition
In today’s session we had to reflect upon the new learning in the last 8 weeks. It’s always interesting to be at the student’s point of view when undertaking an exam. It makes you think about your teaching, have you covered all the aspects of the strands, have you provided all the right resources and […]