Science You are going to watch two demonstrations. The first
shows how methane can be used to turn a turbine. The second shows
how a spinning turbine can make electricity. You are going to think
about how these things are done in a power station. Readability
Test Results It should be easily understood by 10 to 11 year olds.
Zpd reading ranges 3.7 7.0 = National Curriculum level = 4b 4a 10.6
+ Functional Readers 9.06- 10.6 Slightly below average moving
towards functionality Zpd reading ranges 3.1 5.7 = National
Curriculum level = 3a 4b History Godric is an English thegn (a
lord). He is the sheriff in Berkshire where he holds good land
given to him by Harold. As sheriff he is the King's representative
in the country, raising money for him and getting richer himself.
If Harold loses, Godric knows the Normans will take his land, so he
must fight to defend it. He does not want to end up a poor labourer
working for a Norman lord. If Harold wins, Godric can expect some
extra rewards. Readability Test Results It should be easily
understood by 11 to 12 year olds. What does this mean?
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6.11 and below Building blocks stage No functionality in
reading Zpd reading ranges 0.5 2.7 = National Curriculum level = 1c
2a/3c Maths The number line above may help you solve the first ten
questions of this section. Round the following numbers to the
nearest ten. Readability Test Results It should be easily
understood by 10 to 11 year olds. Zpd reading ranges 2.6 4.6 =
National Curriculum level = 2a 3a/4c 8.00- 9.06 Slightly below
average breakthrough stage Zpd reading ranges 1.6 3.3 = National
Curriculum level = 2b 2a/3c 7.00 - 8.00 Well below average Limited
functionality Science You are going to watch two demonstrations.
The first shows how methane can be used to turn a turbine. The
second shows how a spinning turbine can make electricity. You are
going to think about how these things are done in a power station.
Readability Test Results It should be easily understood by 10 to 11
year olds.
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Always check the content and the amount you are asking 2a and
2b students to read and write. Is it distracting from learning and
engagement in your subject Dont shy away from reading and writing,
instead build in routines. Coach students in line tracking and
numbering paragraphs. Ask students to flag up tricky words.
Encourage reading aloud by promoting peer support and modelling
support yourself. Develop ways to break down words, when a word is
too difficult. Whenever students read or write offer lots of
specific PRAISE What can we do?
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Checking the Reading Age www.read-able.com Word using review
tools spelling & grammar
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Whole School Literacy Reading: Strategies for the
classroom
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A Whole School Approach to Reading Our students... some data:
Year GroupLowest RAHighest RABelow Chronological RA Above
Chronological RA 76 years18 years71 pupils80 pupils 86.8 years19.03
years70 pupils69 pupils 98.4 years19.00 years65 pupils96 pupils
106.11 years20 years103pupils85 pupils 118.02 years20 years Ofsted
2012: Inspectors will evaluate how well teaching enables pupils to
develop skills in reading, writing, communication and mathematics.
Independence means giving students strategies to access more
challenging texts and questions How do you differentiate to ensure
all can access materials/ questions?
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Active readers Passive readers have everything laid out for
them. They don't need to think or work anything out it's all done
for them. They merely read and observe.. Active readers engage with
the text. They become intrigued by it, and work to discover its
secrets.
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Reading Strategies Skim Scan Select Summarise Synthesise S S S
S S Good Readers... Reading Strategy Snake Teaching strategies for
less able All 3 Strategies referenced on new school lesson
observation proforma
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Strategies for less able readers All pupils with reading and
writing difficulties can read and write (although often at a basic
level) but are used to failing, so therefore we need to build both
their ability and confidence within these areas. These pupils will
often fly when working in a one to one situation. These pupils
greatly benefit from repetitive structures that allow them to
achieve success and again build their confidence and boost their
esteem. In order to learn the skills that they have missed out on
over the years, these pupils will need a lot of repetition built
into their learning in order to put in place and consolidate
reading and writing skills, essential for success in every subject.
Cloze: 1 word in every 9 Skimming and scanning strategies Key
questions Reading aloud Highlighters, key words Word searches
Anagrams
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Good readers Use a reading voice Make predictions Ask questions
Summarise Visualise Select favourite lines
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Predictions What do you think will happen next? Look at the
title and the front cover, what clues do you get about what will
happen in the book? What would happen if Summarise Can you explain
what happens in the story in exactly 50 words? Write a title for
the chapter you have just read. Tell your partner about what you
have read today. Ask questions Write a question you would like to
ask the author. Write 3 questions for a character in the book? What
questions do you want to ask after reading the last chapter?
Visualise Draw a picture of what you read today. Select favourite
line My favourite line isbecause it makes me think/feel Use a
reading voice Model reading aloud Allow students to read in
pairs
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Managing Reading Consider a L/O Use paired/ group reading Model
reading aloud: readers voice Model good reader activities Give
pupils sentence starters Listen to and expect students to read
aloud
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The Reading Strategies Snake Skim Skim read the whole text,
read it aloud Use headings, images and subheadings to navigate the
text identify audience and purpose use whole sentences to work out
meanings of unfamiliar words Scan Scan for key information,
highlight key words, delete the irrelevant Select Identify and
highlight the topic sentence Highlight key words/ information
required Delete the irrelevant Summarise Note key points rewrite in
own words/ use synonyms cut key points down to single words or
phrases Synthesise Identify bias and writers perspective Connect
and group information from one or more texts Write about the text
with understanding and analysis Select evidence/ quotations that
support your views
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25 November 2011 BBC WORLD NEWS Australia plans huge marine
reserve in Coral Sea The Coral Sea is home to diverse wildlife,
including sharks and tuna. The Australian government says it plans
to establish the world's largest marine reserve in the Coral Sea.
Environment Minister Tony Burke said the protected zone would cover
an area more than one- and-a-half times the size of France. New
fishing limits would be imposed and and exploration for oil and gas
banned. The proposal is subject to a 90-day consultation, but Mr
Burke said the Coral Sea's biodiversity was at the heart of the
plan. "There is no other part of Australia's territory where so
much comes together - pristine oceans, magnificent coral, a
military history which has helped define us and now a clear
proposal for permanent protection," he said. The sea - off the
Queensland coast in north-east Australia - is home to sharks and
tuna, isolated tropical reefs and deep sea canyons. It is also the
resting place of three US navy ships sunk in the Battle of the
Coral Sea in 1942. 'World leader' Under the plans, fishing -
commercial and recreational - would be allowed in some areas of the
reserve, which at its closest point would start 60km (37 miles)
from the coast and it extends out to 1,100km. President of the
Queensland Seafood Industry Association Geoff Tilton said a larger
area was needed for commercial fishing. But Professor Terry Hughes,
director of coral reef studies at James Cook University, called the
proposal a "welcome step" that "cements Australia's reputation as a
world leader in marine resource management". "The proposed Coral
Sea no-take area is hundreds of kilometres offshore, and will have
no impact on recreational fishing. There is very, very little
commercial fishing currently operating legally in the Coral Sea
today," he said. Activists called the plan a good start but said
key reefs and spawning grounds lay outside the fully protected
area. Currently the world's largest marine reserve is a
545,000-sq-km area (210,425 sq miles) established by the UK around
the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Coral Sea reserve, if
approved, would be approximately 989,842 sq km.
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Key Questions What is the Australian Government proposing? Why
are they proposing this? Which groups of people have views on
these? What are the different views/ arguments regarding the
proposal?
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Strategies to make it easier Let students collaborate prior to
working alone: Enquiry Train Expert groups Jigsawing Collective
memory/ Big Picture
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Learning, problem solving and positive thinking: Plan Your
Investigation Skim Select Synthesise Summarise Scan S S S S S Whats
the Challenge Plan your investigation Get the job done Did it work?
Now you are going to use the Reading Strategy Snake to become
experts on one area of positive thinking. Your teacher will model
using the snake with the following extract: Good problem solving
skills are fundamentally important if you're going to be successful
in your career. But problems are something that we don't
particularly like. They're time- consuming. They muscle their way
into already packed schedules. They force us to think about an
uncertain future. And they never seem to go away! That's why, when
faced with problems, most of us try to eliminate them as quickly as
possible. But have you ever chosen the easiest or most obvious
solution and then realized that you have entirely missed a much
better solution? Or have you found yourself fixing just the
symptoms of a problem, only for the situation to get much worse? To
be an effective problem-solver, you need to be systematic and
logical in your approach. By improving this, you'll make better
overall decisions. And as you increase your confidence with solving
problems, you'll be less likely to rush to the first solution which
may not necessarily be the best one.
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The Reading Strategy Snake Look at how we can use it... Skim
Select Synthesise Summarise Scan S S S S S Now you try: in expert
groups use the reading strategy snake to analyse your text,
identifying: key points, evidence and viewpoints.reading strategy
snake Now create a bank of key questions or notes for others to use
to help them read your text.
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The Enquiry Train Using the questions or notes provided you
will now gather information from each source around the room.
Complete enquiry notes as you go.enquiry notes Wait for music to
tell you when you can move to the next station.music
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Get the job done: Create Top Tips! Now your research is
complete: create a series of Top Tips to help you and others cope
with challenges you may face in the next few weeks. Create a
timeline with personal goals linked to using these strategies.
Whats the Challenge Plan your investigation Get the job done Did it
work? Willpower No pain, no gain Persistence if at first you dont
succeed, try, try again.
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Where can I apply this? Deconstructing questions in all of our
subjects Researching sources in Geography, History, Re, Arts,
Science. Analysing texts in ICT, English, Arts, Humanities, Science
The list goes on
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A Consistent Approach to Teaching Reading Skim Scan Select
Summarise Synthesise S S S S S Good Readers... Reading Strategy
Snake Teaching strategies for less able All 3 strategies referenced
in whole school lesson observation proforma All classrooms display
and use Reading Strategy Snake & Good Reader posters Progress
ladders ultimately used across the school to support student
progress and structure reading at the top end All teachers use
reading age data to differentiate Literacy Mats used to remind us
of strategies and expectations