Schools have until Wednesday 2nd May 2018 to make their submission to the First Minister’s Reading Challenge. The submission process is simple – check out their blog post for teachers.
All schools that submit will receive a Reading Challenge Party Pack to support celebrations of building a positive reading culture in their school.
‘Using Wordless Picture Books in Schools and Libraries‘ shares the power of using wordless picture books to promote children’s literacy and language skills through language comprehension.
Use this resource with ‘Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time‘ to develop concrete to abstract thinking, and ‘Building Vocabulary for Better Literacy‘ to support vocabulary instruction.
As part of Emerging Literacy, we’re currently developing a suite of Oral Language resources. Wordless Picture Books are a great way of supporting the development of Sequence and Narrative skills. Check out our Sequence and Narrative resources we’ll be launching through our next round of Emerging Literacy networks:
Developing Narrative Concepts
Developing Sequencing Concepts
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enny Wilson, Literacy Development Officer, has created a toolkit of resources to support the development of shared reading. These materials have been created to support practitioners develop shared reading with their classes. They include guidance as well as resources to support Shared Reading with fiction and non-fiction texts.
This month’s ’50 Word Fiction’ from the Scottish Book Trust asks you to ‘Write a story about someone who stands up for what they believe in.’
The deadline is Tuesday 1st May 2018. The two Young Writers categories are open to all children and young people from 5 to 18.
Join the Northern Alliance YAMMER site for Emerging Literacy to take part in the conversations on taking a developmental approach to Emerging Literacy
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In our recent post sharing the new resources from Jenny Wilson (Literacy Development Officer), she highlighted resources to support the teaching of phonics for reading and spelling.
Teaching phonics is an important part of learning to read and learning to spell. The Northern Alliance Principles of Effective Phonics Teaching have been designed to to support practitioners and schools to plan for developmentally appropriate teaching and learning of phonics.
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 17th 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.
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