Description
Sharp Reading has been developed by Hilton Ayery and Brian Parker who are teachers and teacher trainers from Christchurch, New Zealand. Sharp Reading is based on the most up to date research in literacy and is the culmination of 10 years of action research at the New Zealand Graduate School of Education, including ongoing engagement with schools.
Set students up for success through simple routines that embed mental strategies for decoding text. Through supporting meaning and scaffolding the skills for word attack, students internalise strong, transferrable strategies to decode text accross contexts.
This workshop focuses on the GUIDED READING component of your reading program. Participants engage in practical strategies through the '5 Bits' routine. The routine provides a simple instructional guide to teach decoding, and prepares students to transfer to more complex comprehension skills.
Part 1: Getting the routine right (DSI)
Part 2: Data collection and explicit teaching (DSI)
This workshop provides participants with:
- an understanding of how learners begin to read and progress towards competent decoding
- an explicit, transferrable routine for instruction, that empowers students and simplifies the work of teachers
- skills for keen observation and data collection to determine explicit teaching targeted at student needs.
- a clear learning pathway for the teaching of reading and a transition from decoding to Comprehension Strategy Instruction.
Resources:
- 12 months of online tutorials valued at $99 NZ.
- Twelve months of small step, at-your-own pace learning with tutorials, video modelling and supporting resources.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Principals, Literacy Leaders, Kindergarten to Year Two Teachers, Primary Teachers, Support Teachers and Teacher Assistants
Presenters
Jill Buckrell (AISWA Staff)
Literacy Consultant
Jill Buckrell is a Literacy Consultant with previous experience as a teacher and school leader in both urban and remote schools. She has a strong commitment to improving literacy outcomes for Aboriginal students and has been involved in several major Indigenous Education initiatives in the past as a school principal in remote WA and the Northern Territory. Jill began work at AISWA as a literacy consultant in 2012 and is involved in a number of key professional learning initiatives including: Big Six, Hot Readers and Data Conversations to Target Instruction (literacy). She is also an accredited Sharp Reading presenter and manages the implementation of this program in Western Australia. Jill co-organises the annual Broome Conference for remote Aboriginal schools. Jill’s particular interest lies in the research, development and application of quality literacy strategies and opportunities for students who underachieve in literacy.
Terms & Conditions
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Segments
Part 1
Date / Time
6 Sep 2017 Starts: 15:30 Finishes: 17:30Delivery Format : In Person
Great Southern Grammar - Lower Kalgan
PL Hours : 2.00
Part 2
Date / Time
17 Oct 2017 Starts: 15:30 Finishes: 17:30Delivery Format : In Person
Great Southern Grammar - Lower Kalgan
PL Hours : 2.00
Course Number
19Learning Area
- Literacy
School Area
- Early Childhood (PK - 2)
- Other (non-teaching)