Bloom’s Taxonomy

Click the link below for a resource which can be used to facilitate Bloom’s Taxonomy questioning within the classroom. Bloom’s Question Fans – CLICK HERE

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Click the link below for a resource which can be used to facilitate Bloom’s Taxonomy questioning within the classroom. Bloom’s Question Fans – CLICK HERE

SSLN – Professional Learning Workshops

Following the SSLN Literacy Report, Education Scotland has created professional workshop materials to support practitioners with areas for development identified in the results of the Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy (Literacy). Check out the following resource areas: Listening and Talking (Group Discussion) Reading Writing You will find General Resources for each of the three modes, and levelled […]

Political Literacy – Education Scotland

Click the image below to check out the new Political Literacy briefing paper from Education Scotland. The paper outlines the use of Political Literacy to develop Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and debate. Check out the following resources on the blog to develop HOTS and debate: Highland Literacy – Bloom’s Taxonomy Highland Literacy – De Bono’s Six […]

Where is your thinking?

When developing Shared or Guided reading this week, support learners to think within, beyond and about the text. Use these questions as a guide. Use the Developing Thinking and Reading Between the Lines PowerPoints and the information on Bloom’s Taxonomy, De Bono’s Six Hats and SOLO Taxonomy to further explore Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).

SOLO Taxonomy – A lesson idea . . .

Following Wednesday’s post on SOLO Taxonomy [click link for more details], as promised, a suggested lesson to develop the taxonomy in your classroom. The approach is based on the work produced by Pam Hook, HookED in New Zealand. Significant Aspect of Learning – Listening and Talking develop and use higher order thinking skills use reading and listening  strategies to […]

Dialogic Reading

Dialogic Reading is an approach to guided reading which uses prompts and questions to enhance crucial reading skills – reading with, instead of to learners; an approach many of us may use subconsciously. Watch the video below to see Dialogic Reading in action. An approach which can be developed initially with learners in the Early […]

Dialogic Reading

In previous posts about higher order thinking have highlighted the power of using questions to develop the comprehension, knowledge of vocabulary, and reading processing skills of learners. Dialogic Reading is an approach to guided reading which uses prompts and questions to enhance crucial reading skills – reading with, instead of to learners; an approach many of us may use subconsciously. Watch the […]

Be daring… let go of the reins!

Literature Circles – a structured method of delivering Reading for Enjoyment, whilst teaching learners how to think, be accountable for their learning, in addition to embracing the embedded CfE principle of ‘Enjoyment and Choice’. Click on the blue links throughout to find out more. What are Literature Circles? Literature circles are formed within your classroom, […]