KS1 Literacy and Maths Workshop Thursday 27th September 2018

At Chalfont Valley, our Maths follows a Maths Mastery approach and our Reading and writing follow a Talk4Writing and the Power of Reading strategies

Areas of Maths Mastery Fluency Speaking and Listening Writing We follow the Singapore Maths structure of Maths Mastery Fluency Speaking and Listening Writing

Areas of Literacy Reading Speaking and Listening Writing

Reading activity Can you read this? I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh?

Reading ‘Children are made readers on the laps of their parents’ Emilie Buchwald Teaching reading: phonics Shared reading (Big books/SMARTboard) Guided reading Genres: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays Individual reading books Library books

Reading Supporting your child at home … Focus on letter sounds and names Choose books that are interesting to your child Provide a comfortable area for reading enjoyment Set a routine time for reading that’s not assigned, eg. at bed time or after dinner. Reading Games

Reading Group role play: Using the text, role play a ‘parent and a child’ with the person next to you. The ‘parent’ will ask each of the five fingers questions to the ‘child’, who answers them based on the story they have just read.   Questions: What happened at the beginning of the story? Who are the main characters? What was the problem they needed to solve? What happened in the story? (Ask about beginning, middle, and end) How did they solve the problem?

Speaking and Listening ‘If you can’t say it, you can’t write it’ The Teacher Foundation Talking partners Circle time Focused discussion tasks Talk homework Drama Role-play area Adult modeling

Speaking and Listening Activity time … Talking partners Turn to the person next to you and discuss the following question …..

Speaking and Listening Supporting your child at home … Talk to your child about the following: Use Weekly Learning Review to talk about school How they are feeling What they like Events and upcoming plans Ask questions and encourage your child to ask questions.

Writing ‘The act of writing brings with it a sense of discovery, of discovering on the page something you didn't know you knew until you wrote it.’ Charles Ghigna Teaching writing: mark-making, experiment with letters Shared writing Guided writing Writing for a purpose Different genres Handwriting

Writing Encouraging your child to write at home … Adult model writing (Shopping lists, invitations, cards) Encourage child to write… Encourage use of lower case..

Thank you for coming Any questions?