This inspiring half-day course will show teachers how to use quality children’s literature to engage children in ‘close’ reading and writing. Exposure to high quality children’s literature, focusing on what successful writers and illustrators do, can support critical and creative thinking and contribute to students thinking and writing. The course will provide a range of effective, evidence-based strategies to deepen student’s understanding and use of language, sentence structure and context in all three strands of the English Curriculum. You will explore a range of practical activities including using lists for brainstorming, utilizing drama and the development of philosophical questioning as means to develop written and oral narratives. Join Ron Gorman for a morning of fun and visual literacy learning and get your new school year off to a great start
Outcomes
During this half-day course you will learn to:
Increase your confidence in using fiction texts and images.
Apply analytical approaches to text and image.
Select appropriate text passages to improve student writing
Costs
$ 90 : Members: Part Time/Relief/Student $ 180 : Members: Full Time $ 300 : Non-Members
Hospitality
Morning tea provided.
Facilitator
Ron Gorman - Education Consultant
Nominated Audience
Primary Teachers Years 1-6
Professional Standards for Teachers in Western Australia
This training relates to the following standards :
Standard 2 – Know the content and how to teach it Standard 3 – Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning Standard 6 – Engage in professional learning
