Leading Partners in Literacy, 2008 – 2010Alison Kelly and the English Education team

To create resources to develop students’ understanding of the teaching of early reading and literacy in the primary phase;

To create fresh and inspiring footage of experienced teachers at work;

To use the funding in order to have maximum impact on our large number of students.

Aims: (through filming...)

Phase one ~ 2008-2009 Filming: focus on early reading.

Phase two ~ 2009-2010 Filming focus broadens to include creativity in

the teaching of literacy throughout the primary age-phase.

Involvement of class teachers from Phase one: sharing their DVDs; input; question and answer sessions.

Phases of the project

Films

Story boxes in reception

Guided reading in

Year 1Reading aloud in Year 5/6

Phonics in reception

Phonics in Year 1

Phonics in Year 2

Phase one

Reception phonics: Amy Dhillon, Woodlands Infant School, Ilford

Year 1 guided reading: Lee Reynolds, Sheen Mount Primary School, Richmond, Surrey

Year 5/6 reading aloud: Chris Oddy, St Richard with St Andrews, Ham, Surrey

DVDs

Phase two: filming. Still photos from Children’s Centre

EYFS: still photos of a children’s centre with audio montage of the ‘language-rich curriculum’ Working from a picture bookKS1 Year 2 phonics with struggling readers Year 2 poetry writing Year 3 drama Year 3 shared readingKS2 Year 5 talk for writing

Phase two: filming

All PGCE groups during their unit on the teaching of reading

All BA Primary Year 2 groups during their module on the teaching of reading

Phase two: Teacher visits

Gerard Durcan and Jude Lennon from St Helen’s Catholic Infants

School

Lee Reynolds from Sheen Mount School

Impact on students: Questionnaire

I found the DVD useful:

87%

I found the class teacher’s visit useful:

90%

Felt confident with everything she said, trusted in her experience. She gave long, detailed answers that we could take a lot from. Particularly useful to be able to discuss the DVD; she gave her honest view and allowed us to do the same.

It was really interesting to speak to a teacher who is not from School Experience school; she was here purely to inform us and talk to us. More please!

Very relevant to the course and allowed us to see how to include technical vocabulary in the teaching of phonics.

The talk we had from a teacher about how to teach phonics has inspired me to teach phonics in a way that the children will enjoy but also to help them learn.

It was so helpful to watch an example of outstanding teaching and having the chance to ask questions.

I thought the input was fantastic. It has enabled me to feel more confident in teaching phonics.

Comments:

Overall ratings (scale of 1-5): very good

Impact on partnership schools

The project has had a great impact on my professional development. My head thinks differently about me. I am now a

lead teacher for phonics in my school and respected in the field.

Overall ratings: very good

Impact on Roehampton English team

I feel much more confident about a range

of ways of teaching phonics creatively.

We are able to show students a greater range

of schools and approaches than they

will see from their school experiences.

Very positive to communicate the shared

purpose of our two communities: schools

and RU.

Insights gained from the teachers have been built

into the way I explain certain elements to

students.

DVDs also shown on:

mentor training programme CPD sessions with partnership schools Training for Roehampton staff

Impact on other training events

More filming

Bring in more teachers

Develop resources to support our students in the planning and assessment process.

Future possibilities... (funding?)