1. Literacy in Science Wendover House School 12 October 2005 Andy Randall / Jean Morris

2. KS4 Science 2006 Vocational? GCSE? Entry Level? Applied? Edexcel? AQA? OCR? Welsh Board?

3. Changes to be made? Science Curriculum Numeracy X-Curriculum Tasks Process

4. Opportunity to focus on literacy..? KS3 Strategy CD-ROMs: Literacy and Learning in Science Literacy in Science

5. Implications for the department Priority … given to developing literacy in science reflected in the action points identified in the departmental action plan. Review SoW:Opportunities for reading, writing, talk and key words. Check opportunities to allow for progression. Promote debate about the purposes of writing in science. Consider how to evaluate the effectiveness of changes. From: Literacy and Learning in Science

6. Impact of Specialist Input 3.The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog 1.The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog 4.The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog 2.The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog 5.The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog Comic Sans MS Arial Century Times New Roman Lucinda Handwriting

7. WordsReading WritingTalking Literacy

8. Issues? Keywords Conflicts Misconceptions Wordroots Names Concepts Processes Words Taxonomy

9. 1.Identify: Name/Process/Concept? 2.Write 3.Say 4.They repeat 5.Sound syllables 6.They read 7.They write Words … photosynthesis photosynthesis pho-to-synth-e- sis   This is the process called…

10. Words Calligrams e.g. para ll el Similarities e.g. sod ium. potass ium Roots e.g.photo – light synthesis – making with Phonics e.g. fo-toe-sin-th-sis Supporting Pupils’ Literacy L-S-C-W-CSpelling rules e.g. ‘magic e’

11. For information Why are they reading ? Story Enjoyment Reading Prompting ideas

12. Continuous i.e. uninterrupted reading of continuous text Scanning i.e. searching for a particular piece of information Closed i.e. careful reading & study Types of reading Skimming i.e. glancing quickly to get the gist Reading Images e.g. hazard symbols

13. Different audiences Instruction Main stream: 1/3 of science time spent writing! Types of writing Writing Answers to questions Recording observations/measurement Making notes Explanation Argument Worksheet Sc1 (POA&CE)

14. Pairs  with adult/peer 4s  8s  class Q & A Opportunities Debate Jigsaw Triads Talker / Questioner / Recorder Envoys Rainbow Talking

15. Literacy in Science Wendover House School 12 October 2005 Andy Randall / Jean Morris