As part of the Bookbug (P1) and Read, Write, Count (P2 & P3) campaigns, children across Scotland will receive a book bag. The packs will arrive in schools between October and November. Children in Gaelic Medium will receive an English and a Gaelic pack.

Please click the link below for more information, suggested learning resources and contact details if you have too few, or have received a surplus of packs.

https://highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/bb_rwc-2019_2020.pdf

As part of Book Week Scotland (18th – 24th November 2019), the Scottish Book Trust will gift every P2 and P3 child in Scotland two free books.

The Read, Write, Count team have developed online CLPL webinars on bag gifting for Primary 2 and Primary 3 teachers to attend. These sessions will give an overview of the Read, Write, count programme. This will include what to expect in this year’s bags, related activities  and resources and ideas for planning a gifting event.

Registration can be found via the following links.

FULL CAPACITY – Read, Write, Count – Primary 2 Gifting (Tuesday 8th October: 16:30 – 17:30) https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5L3jNrguQ62vV5miHhHBig

STILL SPACES – Read, Write, Count – Primary 3 Gifting (Thursday 10th October: 16:30 17:30) https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yLbvyXebRDWmrTIW91L9ww

Both webinars will be available to watch afterwards for any staff unable to attend the live session.

Epic! Books is a digital library for kids offering free access to 35000 children’s books and videos.

Educators can access this digital library for free!

Search for books based on topic, title or author. This is a great resource when looking for fiction and non fiction texts to share with your class or for pupils to access independently.

Pupils can also access the texts using a pupil log in and class code which will be generated once you create an educator’s account.

Books can also be sorted according to reading level/difficulty.

Click this link to visit Epic! Books

https://highlandliteracy.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/reading-challenges.docx

The Emerging Literacy area of the site has been redeveloped. In taking a developmental approach to literacy, language and communication, there are four elements to consider (click the links below):

Taking a developmental approach to Emerging Literacy in Early Learning and Childcare (ELC).

Taking a developmental approach to Emerging Literacy in Primary 1 (P1).

Supporting children beyond the Early Level with gaps in foundational literacy skills.

A whole school approach to literacy, language and communication – the elements worth considering.

Today we launch the final section of the Emerging Literacy suite of resources – the Whole School Literacy, Language and Communication Toolkit. 

Schools, through their curriculum rationale, and ongoing professional learning, enable staff to understand the following elements of pedagogy. Through ongoing self-evaluation, schools identify areas of continuous development. By clicking on each of the nine images below, you will be taken to a suite of professional learning that you can develop with the whole school team, built into your school improvement plan.

Today we are pleased to share the progress of the Northern Alliance Emerging Literacy Workstream through the 18/19 end of year report (July 2019). The summary (pgs. 2 – 3) details the key points drawn from practitioner and pupil level data, as well as the future recommendations.

CLICK HERE – Emerging Literacy Report – July 2019

The Highland Literacy Progression Framework – Steps to Success was published in 2015. This has been updated in June 2019 to incorporate the Early Level Literacy and English Progression Framework and the CfE Benchmarks for Literacy and English.

The 2019 version of Steps to Success (June 2019) – The Highland Literacy Progression, including the CfE Benchmarks, is available to download by clicking the image above.

The aims of the Progression are to:

• enhance planning and assessment, using skills, knowledge and understanding
• provide staff with a framework to promote progression in learning and teaching
• support moderation and Achievement of a Level as part of the Moderation Cycle.

The document is structured using each of the Literacy and English organisers. These are then sub-divided further using the CfE Experiences and Outcomes. The document details the learner’s progression within and through each of the Levels.

CLICK HERE – Steps to Success – The Highland Literacy Progression – June 2019