Are you an English teacher, and an avid reader? Ever been disappointed by the fact that your students would rather pick up a game console than a book? This course looks at ways to encourage the love of reading, and to teach students to be critical readers.
Traditional approaches to reading are not necessarily the best ways to do this – we need to look at new and exciting ways to approach texts in the class, and to new ways of communicating our expectations around reading to our students. Learn how to best share your passion for books and stimulate it in others.
This product is aimed at secondary English teachers, mainly across years 7 - 10.
1.2.2 Proficient Level - Know students and how they learn - Understand how students learn: Structure teaching programs using research and collegial advice about how students learn,
2.1.2 Proficient Level - Know the content and how to teach it - Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area: Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities,
2.5.2 Proficient Level - Know the content and how to teach it - Literacy and numeracy strategies: Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement,
3.1.2 Proficient Level - Plan for and implement Effective Teaching and Learning - Establish challenging learning goals: Set explicit, challenging and achievable learning goals for all students
Completing Making Students Enthusiastic and Critical Readers will contribute 6 hours of NSW Education Standards Education Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework, addressing standard descriptors 3.5.3 from the Australia Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
Meet the Presenter
Introduction
What Gets in the Way of Reading?
Some Book Recommendations for Further Study....
Reflection Questions
Introduction
Improving Students' Attitudes to Reading
Wider Reading - AUSVELS based Task
Sample Reading List (Send to Parents and Students)
15 Ways to Support Reading at Home
Sample Wider Reading Letter to Parents
Sample of Activity: Create an Activity to Promote Reading
Reflection Questions
Introduction
Things Good Readers Do
Sample Chapter - Mosaic of Thought
Sample of Activity - Create Three Activities
Create Three Activities!
Reflection Questions
Introduction
"Accidentally" Incorporating Reading
Sample of Activity: Design Three More Activities
Design Three More Activities!
Reflection Questions
Introduction
Literature Circles - And Other Ways of Getting Students Talking
Literature Circle/Book Club Response Sheet
Extra Reading from Minilessons for Literature Circles
Extra Reading - Building a Better Book Club
Extra Reading - Socratic Circles
Socratic Questions to Aid Discussion
Socratic Circles Observation Sheet
Create a Set of Norms for Good Conversation
Create a List of Literature Circle Texts
Reflection Questions
Introduction
How Readers' Notebooks Can Bring it All Together
A Special Mention of the Coronavirus
Reflection Questions
Course Feedback
Are you an English teacher, and an avid reader? Ever been disappointed by the fact that your students would rather pick up a game console than a book? This course looks at ways to encourage the love of reading, and to teach students to be critical readers.
Traditional approaches to reading are not necessarily the best ways to do this – we need to look at new and exciting ways to approach texts in the class, and to new ways of communicating our expectations around reading to our students. Learn how to best share your passion for books and stimulate it in others.
This product is aimed at secondary English teachers, mainly across years 7 - 10.