I have finally completed and sent in the report. It has been quite a challenge to collate , interpret and write up /crafting using appropriate writing style and has been my least favourite part of this paper. Have a sense of accomplishment but as always await assessment comments from uni tutors.
Has been interesting to explore concepts in a bit more depth and reinforced knowledge around seen / unseen text. Teacher ideas vary especially in regard to the idea of seen text - even within schools who purport to have good systems of communicating internally (school wide and within syndicates) and yet there is still a variation in how the idea is interpreted and carried out.- there so many more areas that would be interesting to investigate
10/18/11
10/7/11
Term update
On the homeward straight now with study and work. This last term has been hectic - mainly due to the length of weeks, extra travel and assignment due dates so close together.
Literacy Challenges paper was certainly much more relevant to the job. I chose to submit assignments on topics I wanted to find out more about or was interested in: vocabulary, phonological awareness and comprehension. Feel much more confident in talking about and advising in those areas now.
Came across an article from Australia about a teacher who implemented an intervention as part of a study using quarter books, interactive writing, P.A work, mastery learning of words - to lift levels of very low reader writers.
Am using the quarter book/ fluency words on one of my students with positive results (Yr 4 - has started with me on L6/7 and now up to L9). Have set it up for the classroom teacher as well and she is very pleased with results.
Getting him to write several sentences independently and working at L13/14 comfortably is our goal.
Literacy Challenges paper was certainly much more relevant to the job. I chose to submit assignments on topics I wanted to find out more about or was interested in: vocabulary, phonological awareness and comprehension. Feel much more confident in talking about and advising in those areas now.
Came across an article from Australia about a teacher who implemented an intervention as part of a study using quarter books, interactive writing, P.A work, mastery learning of words - to lift levels of very low reader writers.
Am using the quarter book/ fluency words on one of my students with positive results (Yr 4 - has started with me on L6/7 and now up to L9). Have set it up for the classroom teacher as well and she is very pleased with results.
Getting him to write several sentences independently and working at L13/14 comfortably is our goal.
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