Description
This course builds on the basic constructing meaning strategies covered in Comprehension Stage 3 (course prerequisite). Sharp Reading: Comprehension and Critical Thinking provides students with strategies to deepen their thinking and to analyse and evaluate text as they read.
This workshop provides participants with:
• a refresher of Stage 3 Comprehension component of the Sharp Reading Progression.
• an understanding of the 4 most important comprehension strategies that help readers interpret and clarify the deeper meaning of text.
• tools and strategies that enable students to critically analyse and evaluate narrative and non-fiction text.
• a means for embedding these strategies into their Sharp Guided Reading routine.
The day will begin with refining the Stage 3 Comprehension routine followed by the addition of the Deep Four Strategies from Stage 4 of the Sharp Reading Progression. The workshop moves onto investigating the critical analysis and evaluation of text beyond sentence level which is Stages 5 and 6 of the Sharp Reading Progression.
Resources
12 months of online tutorials valued at NZ $99.
Twelve months of small step, at-your-own pace learning with tutorials, video modelling and supporting resources.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Principals, Literacy Leaders, Primary and Secondary Teachers, Support Teachers and Teacher Assistants
Presenters
Christopher Witt (AISWA Staff)
Literacy Consultant | Animal Ethics Executive Officer
Christopher Witt joined AISWA in 2009. Prior to that he was a Consultant at STEPS Professional Development. At STEPS, Chris developed a literacy resource for secondary teachers: Tactical Teaching Reading. It included materials and professional learning courses and had great success nationally and internationally, helping many secondary teachers to successfully support literacy across their curriculum area.
After teaching for 25 years, Chris worked in various advisory and consultancy roles in curriculum improvement. He has been at AISWA for 12 years as a Literacy Consultant providing support for teachers and schools in professional learning and literacy improvement initiatives. This includes Sharp Reading, First Steps and Primary Connections. Key PL programs developed by Chris at AISWA include Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy and Programming and Assessment in English (P-10).
Terms & Conditions
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Segments
Event Segment
Date / Time
27 Oct 2020 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
AISWA Seminar Room (First Floor)
PL Hours : 5.50
Learning Area
- Literacy
School Area
- Middle Primary (3-6)
- Secondary (7-10)
- Senior Secondary (11 - 12)
- Leadership
- Education Assistants