10+ ways to raise student achievement in literacy

The joy of writing . . . for some!!! Intrinsic Incentive Clearly purposeful. For an audience. That gets a result. Where students experience success. Where students take responsibility but get the support they need to get better. Where students can see and measure their own progress and take responsibility for reflecting on that and reporting to parents. Authentic Feedback Response. Genuine reader reaction. Critique and comment from a wide variety of readers. Continued interaction. for some!!!

Writing collaboratively in a shared space 1 http://ietherpad.com/tkgp1

http://ietherpad.com/tkgp1 http://ietherpad.com/tkgp2 http://ietherpad.com/tkgp3 http://ietherpad.com/tkgp4

http://ietherpad.com/nameofpage Press return Create Enter your name in the field on the right and choose colour Click in a clear (or named) space and start typing. Save regularly

Slow Typing Available online at Resources available in the L@S presenters materials and http://juniorclasses.wikispaces.com Available online at http://juniorclasses.wikispaces.com/Resources

Putting some visible gain into editing 2 Balloons on View -> Toolbars -> Reviewing -> Track changes -> Accept changes

Mac Pages – track changes Balloons off

3 Editing can be fun

4 Comic Life $4 licence from Innes Kennard PC http://download.cnet.com/Comic-Life/3000-2191_4-10767038.html Mac http://plasq.com/products/comiclife/mac Bulk licence deal contact Innes Kennard at innesk@werc.ac.nz

“Making a PowerPoint” 5 Pick a path stories The cunning fox was out hunting at night in the moonlight. He came to farmer Brown’s home paddock, and snuck down to the henhouse. The chickens were all asleep in the roost. The fox patiently dug his way into the henhouse with thoughts of chicken dinner in mind. BUT . . just as he opened the door to the roost . . .

The light went on in the farm kitchen The light went on in the farm kitchen. The back door burst open and Farmer Brown came running down the paddock. He had his shot gun in his hand and he looked like he had roast fox in mind.

The chicken on the far roost began clucking and squawking and heaving The chicken on the far roost began clucking and squawking and heaving. All of a sudden out from under her feathers appeared . . .

a golden egg. The egg cracked open and a trail of smoke shot out from the shell. Out of the smoke appeared a genie with an angry look on his face. “Oh greedy fox,” he growled. “What are you doing in Farmer Brown’s henhouse? I do believe you have come to steal a chicken. But today is not your lucky day, for instead of stealing a chicken, you are going to become one. And from this day forward, you will live in constant fear of greedy foxes!” There was another great puff of smoke, and where the fox had prepared to pounce, sat a very small and feeble chicken.

a golden egg. The egg cracked open and a trail of smoke shot out from the shell. Out of the smoke appeared a genie. “Greetings master fox,” said the genie. “Your wish is my command. What would you have me do for you tonight? “Aha genie” grinned the fox. “I would like you to carry me back to my den and lay out a feast for Mrs Fox and all our little children.” “Your wish is my command,” bowed the genie, and before you could count to ten the fox was back in his den seated at a banquet with his wife and the three baby foxes. “Life is looking up,” said Mrs Fox. “Now we will live happily ever after.” And they did.

6 Illustration

7 Blogging http://moturoa.blogspot.com

Generating traffic A reading and writing activity Actively work to get the interaction - don’t create cyber junk.

http://posterous.com

for links to overseas kids blogs http://blogalong.wikispaces.com Also check out http://comments4kids.blogspot.com/p/blogs-that-want-comments.html for links to overseas kids blogs

8 Wikis and websites

Voicethread for oral language and reading 9 Voicethread for oral language and reading http://voicethread.com

Children can read aloud into voicethread – teachers can then use this for running records etc later Use voicethread to capture their retelling of a story Use for providing feedback for speech presentations – students can hear how they sound and work to improve Why write about inquiries when you can talk about them Use for recording singing, music compositions or presentations etc. Get audience reaction and feedback (as per blogging) Embed your voicethread into wikis and blogs for greater accessibility

10 Podcasting

+ Natural Reader Highlight any text that you have and natural reader will read it aloud. You can change the voices and if you get excited about the possibilities and pay for a licence you can even get rid of the American accent.

http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm

How stuff works http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Google search for topics of interest http://www.google.co.nz/

Literacy Learning Progressions Next slide then sandpit time http://elearningbop.wikispaces.com/Literacy+Progressions

Literacy Learning Progressions Sandpit time http://elearningbop.wikispaces.com/Literacy+Progressions

And then there are the other literacies vital to 21C Learners!

A picture tells a thousand words Visual Literacy A picture tells a thousand words

Visual Literacy

Digital Literacy Use “print screen” key (PC) or “Command Shift 3” (Mac) to reproduce menus and toolbars for explicit teaching and follow up activity.

Digital Literacy www.alice.org Tutorials within programmes and searchable on the web. www.alice.org

Information Literacy Effective search for websites - Google advanced search

Information Literacy Finding keywords on page to refine search for specific info. Select “Find” from the “Edit” menu.

Jill.hammonds@core-ed.org Ph 021 344253 CORE Education Ltd Jill.hammonds@core-ed.org Ph 021 344253 Online course term 3 http://www.core-ed.org/services/achieve/course