The second Emerging Literacy Network will run on Thursday 15th December 2022 from 15:45 to 16:45.
We will be focusing on Concepts of Print and reading. Practitioners attending the session should have looked at the Highland Literacy Concepts of Print Continuum and the Emerging Literacy Training video 5.
This network with provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Concepts of Print and reading.
Practitioners in Highland Council should sign up through the CPD calendar.
These sessions are for Highland Council practitioners in Early Years who wish to explore the Words Up Early key messages in depth.
You will find the details for pre-tasks and the Google meet Code on the Highland Council Digital Hub online calendar.
| Introduction to Words Up Early 7/12/22 18.30-20.00 13/02/23 15.30-17.00 |
| Words Up Early: Pause and Wait 25/01/23 18.00-19.00 |
| Words Up Early: Play and Talk Together 15/02/23 18.00-19.00 |
| Words Up Early: Face to Face 15/03/23 18.00-19.00 |
| Words Up Early: Quiet Time to Talk 19/04/23 18.00-19.00 |
| Words Up Early: Be Careful with Questions 10/05/23 18.00-19.00 |
| Words Up Early: Copy and Add 07/06/23 18.00-19.0 |
| Words Up Early; Applying the Key Messages to support Attention and Listening 22/2/23 13.00-15.00 09/05/23 18.00-20.00 |
| Words Up Early: Applying the Key Messages to Songs and Rhymes 14.03.22 18.00-20.00 05.06.23 13.00-15.00 |
| Words Up Early: Applying the Key messages to Books and Stories 07/12/22 15.30-17.30 05/06/23 9.00-11.00 |
| Phonological Awareness in the Early Years 31/01/23 16.00- 16.45 18/04/23 18.00-18.45 |
For teachers new to Primary One, who wish to take part in Emerging Literacy networks. The first network is due on the 15th of September. Please sign up through CPD.
Support Networks
Support Network 1 Term 1 Thursday 15th Sept 2022 15:45 – 16:45
Network One will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around the Phonalogical Awareness Screener and to tour through what is in the Emerging Literacy Share Point Site.
Teachers attending should bring with them their data from the Phonological Awareness Screeners.
Support Network 2 Term 2 Thursday 15th December 2022 15:45 – 16:45
Network Two will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Concepts of Print/Reading
Teachers attending should have looked at the Highland Literacy Concepts of Print Continuum and the Emerging Literacy Training video 5 on Emerging Literacy.
Support Network 3 Term 3 Thursday 16th March 2023 15:45 – 16:45
Network Three will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Progression/Writing
Teachers should have accessed the Highland Literacy Oral Language Tool kit and looked at the information around Sequence and Narative prior to the network.
Support Network 4 Term 4 Thursday 1st June 2023 15:45 – 16:45
Network Four will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Transition and Achievement of a Level.
For teachers new to Primary One, who wish to take part in Emerging Literacy training or wish a refresher course, the second Session is on the 1st September with the first Network of the year on September 15th. Please sign up through CPD.
Session 2
1st September 2022 from 15:45 to 17:00 – Concepts of Print and Pre-handwriting Skills
Support Networks
Support Network 1 Term 1 Thursday 15th Sept 2022 15:45 – 16:45
Network One will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around the Phonalogical Awareness Screener and to tour through what is in the Emerging Literacy Share Point Site.
Teachers attending should bring with them their data from the Phonological Awareness Screeners.
Support Network 2 Term 2 Thursday 15th December 2022 15:45 – 16:45
Network Two will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Concepts of Print/Reading
Teachers attending should have looked at the Highland Literacy Concepts of Print Continuum and the Emerging Literacy Training video 5 on Emerging Literacy.
Support Network 3 Term 3 Thursday 16th March 2023 15:45 – 16:45
Network Three will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Progression/Writing
Teachers should have accessed the Highland Literacy Oral Language Tool kit and looked at the information around Sequence and Narative prior to the network.
Support Network 4 Term 4 Thursday 1st June 2023 15:45 – 16:45
Network Four will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Transition and Achievement of a Level.
This is a reminder that the training for Members of Senior Management Teams within Primary and Secondary Schools (Highland Council only) in Literacy for All in a World of Diversity, begins today and will run for three days only.
This training will deliver a brief overview of Literacy for All in a World of Diversity.
During the training we will consider:
*Why this model of assessment, intervention and challenge is being put forward within Highland Council
*Ongoing observations and assessments for literacy difficulties and dyslexia
*Gathering information to inform planning for targeted learning and teaching as well as for the identification of Dyslexia, where necessary.
Training will be available on:
Monday 22nd, August 15:45 – 16:45
Tuesday 23rd, August 15:45 – 16:45
Wednesday 24th August 15:45 – 16:45
The training will be on Google Meet (You will receive the code when you sign up, through CPD).
Over this session, we will be running a variety of training session covering different aspects of literacy.
If you wish to take part in any of these sessions, please sign up through the CPD calendar.
The trainings are as follows:
| Date and Time | Target Audience | Title | Description |
| Thursdays 8th September 2022 15:45 – 16:45 Repeated: 12th January 2023 20th April 2023 15:45 – 16:45 | Class Teachers, ASL Teachers | Wraparound Spelling | This short training looks at Wraparound Spelling. It will take you through the process and give ideas of how to use it to suit the needs of your class. |
| Thursdays 22nd September 15:45 – 16:45 Repeated: 19th January 2023 27th April 2023 15:45 – 16:45 | Class Teachers, ASL Teachers | Morphological Spelling | For children with a spelling age of 10 year+, a morphological awareness spelling approach can be useful. We will look at how to deliver this in Primary 6/7 and beyond. |
| Thursdays 29th September 2022 15:45-16:45 Repeated: 26th January 2023 4th May 2023 15:45-16:45 | Class Teachers, ASL Teachers | Phonics from the beginning and as an intervention | In this training, we will look at the teaching of phonics, and how this feeds in to reading, writing and handwriting. |
| Session 1 Oct 27th Session 2 Feb 2nd | Secondary Teachers 16:00 – 17:00 | Literacy across the curriculum | Literacy within subjects Retrieval Practice |
| Session 1 – 21st Sept Session 2 – 16th Nov Session 3 – 25th Jan 16:00-17:00 | Teachers 16:00-17:00 | Listening and Talking | Planning and AssessmentOral and Group DiscussionDebating and Philosophy |
| Session 1 – 8th Sept Session 2 – 6th Oct Session 3 – 24th Nov Session 4 – 19th Jan Session 5 – 9th Mar 16:00-17:00 | Teachers 16:00-17:00 | Comprehension Strategies | Making ConnectionsPrediction and InferenceQuestioningMonitoring and VisualisingSummarising |
| Sept 12th In-Set Feb 22nd In-Set Sept 13th In-Set | Schools wishing to sign up for TfW TfW schools | Talk for Writing There is a cost, so permission must be obtained from your SMT. | Fiction Non – Fiction Refresh and Extension for schools already trained within TfW |
| Session 1 Tuesday 10th January 16:00 – 17:00 Session 2 Tuesday 17th January 16:00 – 17:00 Session 3 Tuesday 24th January 16:00 – 17:00 | Talk for Reading There is a cost, so permission must be obtained from your SMT. | Talk for Reading works hand in hand with Talk for Writing. It aims to develop children into efficient, effective, thoughtful, and strategic readers who can learn about life, discover information and deepen their thinking through considering other people’s views and experiences with a critical mind. |
We will be running training over this coming session on Literacy for All in a World of Diversity, considering how to assess for change and progress in all pupils who are experiencing any level of difficulties in areas of literacy, and for gathering the evidence required to be able to make an identification of dyslexia where appropriate. We will also look at the Three Wave model of Intervention and challenge and how to provide target learning for progress at each of the waves.
Each training will be delivered by an Educational Psychologist and the Literacy Development Officer.
All trainings should be booked through the CPD calendar.
We have different levels of training available.
Training for Head Teachers and other members of senior management. One twilight session – 15:45 – 16:45 with the options of the following dates:
22nd Aug, 23rd Aug, 24th August 2022
Training for Lead Practitioners (Additional Support for Learning Teachers and Literacy Leads). Two full days of training. There will be the option of the following dates:
Day One
29th, 30th, August, 12th, 13th September 2022
Day Two
14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, November 2022
Training for Class Teachers. Four Twilight sessions – one per term.
Although we have grouped the ASGs, it is not essential that you stick to the dates for your ASG group if there is a better date for you. Each person enrolling for training should attend all four sessions, but it may be that they join with another group if a date particular date doesn’t work for them. Please ask for permission from your line manager first.
| Group 1 Choose one date from each session days. Session 1 – 19, 20, 21 September Session 2 – 21c, 22, 23 November Session 3 – 13, 14, 15 February Session 4 – 17, 18, 19 April | ASGs for: Dornoch Academy, Farr High School, Kinlochbervie High School, Invergordon Academy, Glenurquhart High School, Grantown Grammar School, Nairn Academy, Kilchuimen Academy |
| Group 2 Choose one date from each session days. Session 1 – 26, 27, 28 September Session 2 – 28, 29, 30 November Session 3 – 27, 28 Feb, 1 March Session 4 – 24, 25, 26 April | ASGs for: Kingussie High School Ardnamurchan High School Gairloch High School Kinlochleven High School Ullapool High School |
| Group 3 Choose one date from each session days. Session 1 – 3, 4, 5 October Session 2 – 5, 6, 7 December Session 3 – 6, 7, 8 March Session 4 – 8, 9, 10 May | ASGs for: Golspie High School Culloden Academy Mallaig High School Inverness High School Alness Academy |
| Group 4 Choose one date from each session days. Session 1 – 24, 25, 26 October Session 2 – 16, 17, 18 January Session 3 – 13, 14, 15 March Session 4 – 15, 16, 17 May | ASGs for: Thurso High School Fortrose Academy Charleston Academy Milburn Academy |
| Group 5 Choose one date from each session days. Session 1 – 31 Oct, 1, 2 Nov Session 2 – 23, 24, 25 January Session 3 – 20, 21, 22 March Session 4 – 22, 23, 24 May | ASGs for: Tain Royal Academy Lochaber High School Plockton High School |
| Group 6 Choose one date from each session days. Session 1 – 7, 8, 9 November Session 2 – 30, 31 Jan, 1 Feb Session 3 – 27, 28, 29 March Session 4 – 29, 29, 3131 May | ASGs for: Wick High School Dingwall Academy Inverness Royal Academy Portree High School |
There will also be a number of Drop-in Sessions and networks.
| Code for all Friday Drop-in sessions – https://meet.google.com/czr-xqsg-xip 9:00 to 12:00 | ||
| 9th September 2022 7th October 2022 11th November 2022 9th December 2022 3rd February 2023 3rd March 2023 31st March 2023 12th May 2023 9th June 2023 | SMT Class Teachers ASfL Teachers | Sessions are open to people who have questions around Literacy for All. You may either drop in during the sessions, or you may email with your question ahead of time. |
| Literacy For All Support Networks (with Educational Psychologists) | ||
| Nov 24th 3:45 – 4:45 Feb 16th 3:45 – 4:45 March 23rd 3:45 – 4:45 May 11th 3:45 – 4:45 June 15th 3:45 – 4:45 | All Literacy Leads and Class teachers. | Any questions arrising from training – assessments and interventions can be shared in the network. Questions can be sent ahead of time through the Jamboard Code. |
For teachers new to Primary One, who wish to take part in Emerging Literacy training or wish a refresher course, training and networks will be available over the course of the year. Please sign up through CPD.
Session 1
25th August 2022 from 15:45 to 17:00 – Oral Language and Phonological Awareness.
Session 2
1st September 2022 from 15:45 to 17:00 – Concepts of Print and Pre-handwriting Skills
Support Networks
Support Network 1 Term 1 Thursday 15th Sept 2022 15:45 – 16:45
Network One will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around the Phonalogical Awareness Screener and to tour through what is in the Emerging Literacy Share Point Site.
Teachers attending should bring with them their data from the Phonological Awareness Screeners.
Support Network 2 Term 2 Thursday 15th December 2022 15:45 – 16:45
Network Two will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Concepts of Print/Reading
Teachers attending should have looked at the Highland Literacy Concepts of Print Continuum and the Emerging Literacy Training video 5 on Emerging Literacy.
Support Network 3 Term 3 Thursday 16th March 2023 15:45 – 16:45
Network Three will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Progression/Writing
Teachers should have accessed the Highland Literacy Oral Language Tool kit and looked at the information around Sequence and Narative prior to the network.
Support Network 4 Term 4 Thursday 1st June 2023 15:45 – 16:45
Network Four will provide the opportunity to ask questions and share best practice around Transition and Achievement of a Level.
For those of you who enjoyed exploring morphology with your class last week, here is another word exploration.
The word expensive is one that we use a lot now. Everything seems to be getting more and more expensive. Have you ever stopped to think about what the word expensive really means? It is an interesting word and full of history.
There are three morphemes (units of meaning) in the word expensive. Ex + pens + ive
So expensive means something that weighs a lot.
This seems a strange meaning for things that cost a lot of money. Hundreds of years ago, when people bought things in markets, the produce that they were buying was weighed to determine how much they cost. Goods now usually have a set value so the term expensive doesn’t make as much sense now as it did a long time ago.
Another interesting thing is, why does pens have an e after it when it is at the end of a word and not in the middle?
If a word ends with an s, it usually means that it is a plural word, e.g. dogs, or it is a third person singular verb, e.g. she runs. It is often put after a word that ends in s that is neither a plural nor a third person singular verb. So, expense is neither a plural nor a third person singular verb, so it has an e after the s.
Thank you to the Highland Council schools who have so far returned their numbers for the P1 Book Bug Bags and the P2 and P3 Read, Write, Count bags. Remember the deadline of Friday 24th of June.
Through Bookbug and Read, Write, Count, every child in Primary 1–3 receives a free bag with books, educational games and writing materials that change on a yearly basis. Read, Write, Count also provides advice and support for learning professionals and families through training events and online resources.
For more information go to:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/bookbug-picture-book- prizehttps://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/read-write-counthttps://www.booksforall.org.uk/book-awards/
For children with a print disability, who have difficulty with the original versions, you can request a digital version with symbols in four different formats from https://www.booksforall.org.uk/book-awards/
HIGHLAND LITERACY 