GCSE Listening and Reading Skills Getting back to basics
Current GCSE Controlled Assessment dominates lesson time Year 10 May - June Year 11 October – Nov Jan – March Listening and Reading take a back seat
Impact on Listening & Reading Results French 2016
Impact on Listening and Reading Results German 2016
New GCSE Listening 25% Reading 25% Speaking 25% Writing 25% One entry level only!
The good news … More time for listening and reading More interesting content More skills less parrot fashion learning Better linguists!
Listening – new GCSE exam tasks (AQA) Foundation Summary box Multi-choice Multi-choice list English questions 2 true sentences from 5 (in English) Finish the sentence (Eng & French) P, N or P & N? Multi-choice pictures Gap Fill – 1 word in English Mixed questions – 1 multi-choice, 1 question
Listening – new GCSE exam tasks (AQA) Higher Finish the sentence (2 parts to the sentence) English questions (2 details) Summary boxes (2 parts) 2 true sentences from 5 (in the target language) Multi-choice list in the target language 2 part questions in the target language Target Language Questions
Listening – Developing Skills What could you do with this GCSE listening passage to develop listening skills before students do the question?
Vocabulary tips Vocabulary Give vocab to students before they see/hear the text Teach strategies for learning vocab Get students to use On-line sites to learn at home Test vocab regularly Encourage accountability (students record scores and list difficult words)
Listening – Developing Skills Support Tasks to develop listening ..
Reading – new GCSE exam tasks (AQA) Foundation Multi-choice (Eng) English questions Finish the English sentence Gap fill (1 word in Eng) Match people to questions Summary table (past/present/future) English summary questions (list 6 things) TL questions (1 detail) T/F/NT (Eng & Fr) Find 5/6 true statements from 10/12 in TL
Reading – new GCSE exam tasks (AQA) Higher 4 true statements from 8 (Eng) T/F/NT in TL TL questions 2/3 details Summary questions – list 5 advantages from the text
Reading – Developing Skills What could you do with this reading passage to develop reading skills before students do the question?
Reading – Developing Skills 13 Reading strategies Anything missing?
Reading strategies – Student tick list Could you use this? Why (not)? Would you adapt it?
Embedding Reading Strategies – Performance Management
Listening and Reading Embedding Practice 2-3 staff per group Share ideas beforehand 1 teacher does lead lesson Shared planning Other teachers do follow up lessons (30 mins)