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Effective Literacy Practice
A focus on Purpose
In order to engage learners in a reading or writing activity, teachers need to be clear about:
what they want the students to learn (the teachers instructional objective, which is based on the identified needs of the learners);
how they will share this intended learning with the students (the shared goal);
what the task will be and which instructional strategies will be most effective;
how they and the students will know that the learning has taken place (for example, through shared success criteria and through monitoring and reflection)
When teachers are explicit in sharing with students the reasons for a reading or writing task, they give a point to the task and build the expectation that reading and writing will always be for a purpose. By reviewing the purpose and reflecting on the learning at the end of the activity, they reinforce this expectation.
Copied from Ministry of Education (2003) Effective Literacy Practice in years 1 to 4, Page 119. Wellington, New Zealand
This focus on purpose is important in all learning areas and in e-learning.
Some things to think about
Use activites with whole class or groups.
Wiki can be used for home links
Whole class and a learning object on the data projector to work through together
Give students the mouse while working in a group - (consider wireless Bluetooth)
Students demonstrating using a learning object or activity
2-3 students working together on activities at computer
Students showing each other or demonstrating their learning to other students
Do they lead to any hands on follow up activites?
Targeting Maori and Pacifika or other learing needs - eg extension
Don't be restricted by level eg a upper primary learning object could be used with Juniors with support
Don't be restricted by learning area eg an english learning object might have maths content
out of class work (eek homework!) on a wiki for students
Effective Literacy Practice
A focus on PurposeIn order to engage learners in a reading or writing activity, teachers need to be clear about:
what they want the students to learn (the teachers instructional objective, which is based on the identified needs of the learners);
how they will share this intended learning with the students (the shared goal);
what the task will be and which instructional strategies will be most effective;
how they and the students will know that the learning has taken place (for example, through shared success criteria and through monitoring and reflection)
When teachers are explicit in sharing with students the reasons for a reading or writing task, they give a point to the task and build the expectation that reading and writing will always be for a purpose. By reviewing the purpose and reflecting on the learning at the end of the activity, they reinforce this expectation.
Copied from Ministry of Education (2003) Effective Literacy Practice in years 1 to 4, Page 119. Wellington, New Zealand
This focus on purpose is important in all learning areas and in e-learning.
Some things to think about
Use activites with whole class or groups.
Wiki can be used for home links
Whole class and a learning object on the data projector to work through together
Give students the mouse while working in a group - (consider wireless Bluetooth)
Students demonstrating using a learning object or activity
2-3 students working together on activities at computer
Students showing each other or demonstrating their learning to other students
Do they lead to any hands on follow up activites?
Targeting Maori and Pacifika or other learing needs - eg extension
Don't be restricted by level eg a upper primary learning object could be used with Juniors with support
Don't be restricted by learning area eg an english learning object might have maths content
out of class work (eek homework!) on a wiki for students