The Words Up Early Key Message posters have now been published in Gaelic.

CLICK HERE – Words Up Early Posters GAELIC

Through our ongoing partnership with High Life Highland libraries, the Bookbug Session Leader training which was offered in areas across Highland earlier this session will be available in Fort William on Tuesday 17^th April 2018, 10am – 3.30pm. This can be applied for through the CPD Calendar.

Bookbug Session Leader Training

Bookbug sessions are designed to promote family learning and engagement with early literacy, language and communication. They are delivered to families and their children, supporting them to connect through books, songs, rhymes and games.

The Bookbug Session Leader Training is open to EYPs/ PSAs/ Class Teachers who will lead Bookbug sessions with families and their children. The Bookbug sessions are geared at children, up to and including Primary 1, and their families. The training equips participants with the knowledge and develops the skills to lead a Bookbug session. Following attending the Bookbug Session Leader Training, participants will set-up Bookbug sessions within their nursery/ school.

Singing to Learn, Learning to Sing is the new practitioner learning resource from Education Scotland which develops practitioners’ knowledge and understanding of singing and provides practical suggestions how to develop singing within ELC settings and school.

The resources can be used to support rhyme and rhythm in phonological awareness development and the physical warm up exercises are great for support gross motor development.

https://sway.com/z8D4jaDW2U6rx1Ar?ref=email&loc=play

Have you checked out the Wraparound Series for Comprehension, Reading and Spelling available on the blog?

These materials have been created by Jenny Wilson, Literacy Development Officer, to support the universal teaching of reading and spelling.

CLICK HERE – Wraparound Comprehension

CLICK HERE – Wraparound Reading

CLICK HERE – Wraparound Spelling

Tardis Lovers; March’s ’50 Word Fiction’ from the Scottish Book Trust is for you!

This month’s ’50 Word Fiction’ from the Scottish Book Trust asks you to ‘Write a story featuring a time traveller.’

The deadline is Tuesday 27th March 2018. The two Young Writers categories are open to all children and young people from 5 to 18.

CLICK HERE – ’50 Word Fiction’

Check out Jenny Wilson’s, Literacy Development Officer, training calendar for Term 4. You can apply for training on the CPD calendar.

CLICK HERE – Term 4 Training Calendar

Celebrate 20 years of ‘Horrible Histories’ on Thursday 22nd March 2018, 11am – 11.40am, with the illustrator of ‘Horrible Histories’, artist Martin Brown, as part of Authors Live for P4 – P7 pupils from Scottish Book Trust.

Authors Live sessions can be watched live, or can be accessed in the Watch on Demand section of the Scottish Book Trust website.

After you’ve signed up to join below, you can check-out Martin’s Case Study Package – full of videos, learning resources and book recommendations for Horrible History fans.

CLICK HERE – SIGN UP AUTHORS LIVE: MARTIN BROWN

Date: Tuesday 22nd March 2018
Time: 11am – 11.40am
Target Audience: P4 – P7

Please note that the link to watch is emailed to you manually by one of the Scottish Book Trust team. As this is not an automatic process, please sign up to watch as soon as you can so that they can get your link to you in plenty of time.

Many practitioners across Highland have attended Words Up: Early – Level 1 training to support adult/child interactoin. The video below has the PowerPoint from the training, alongside the voice of Sharon Smith, Speech and Language Therapist, during one of her training sessions.

We are in the process of creating and will publish a Words Up: Early Training Video which will be able to  be used within settings for in-house training as an introduction or for consolidation after attending Words Up! Early Stage – Level 1 Training.

CLICK HERE: Words Up! Early Key Messages
CLICK HERE: Words UP! Early Primary 1 Videos

The Scottish Book Trust have picture books available to donate to organisations which are supporting projects which are promoting engagement in texts. This may be of interest to settings that are developing family engagement in early literacy, language and communication.

Contact the Scottish Book Trust for more information: info@scottishbooktrust.com