Alite For Literacy - Programme
Innovative and effective ways to develop and improve your literacy teaching
PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY
Session 1
Introduction and BIG Picture
Connecting to the trainer and the content
The Alite learning cycle
Getting the brain ready for learning
Session 2
Motivation... to write
How do good schools do it? What do children say?
Break
Session 3
Connection phase
Engaging starts; selling the benefits of the lesson
Using pictures to stimulate writing; using decision makers
Tackling the "I can't... " attitudes
Activation phase
Multi-sensory approaches to activating learning
Looking at some visual strategies
Lunch
Session 4
More inputs using auditory and kinesthetic approaches, including speaking and listening
Demonstration phase
Organising discussions, snowballing, diamond ranking, rainbowing and envoying
Exploring boy-friendly practices
Consolidation phase
Feedback and marking
The importance of review/reflection time in the learning cycle
Ways to make the plenary session engaging
Session 5
Review and reflect on your learning
As this is a highly participative and interactive course, we recommend delegate numbers of between 20 and 60 (inclusive).
Every delegate receives a full set of documentation which will serve as a reference source as they apply the techniques in their own classroom.
For more information or to make an Alite for Literacy inset booking, please contact us.
Read more about the trainers who work on this programme:
| Nick Austin |
To book this course as an inset, please contact our inset coordinator, Hilary Thomas on 01628 810700 Ext 20 or email hilary@alite.co.uk