LITERACY RESOURCES
Through responding to and composing a wide range of texts and through the close study of texts, students will develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:
- A. communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
- B. use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
- C. think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical
- D. express themselves and their relationships with others and their world
- E. learn and reflect on their learning through their study of English
READING GROUPS
Story Cubes
In 4J we use story cubes (http://www.storycubes.com/) to help us think creatively and critically about our talking, listening, reading, viewing, writing and representing skills.
Activities:
1. In your group roll cubes and take turns to sequence images and tell a story incorporating all 9 cubes.
2. Record your groups stories in one of the following ways: using the Ipads Recording or VoiceThread apps, scribing for other group members, taking notes or making a mind map of your own story as you tell it or think of another creative way to record/present your story,
In 4J we use story cubes (http://www.storycubes.com/) to help us think creatively and critically about our talking, listening, reading, viewing, writing and representing skills.
Activities:
1. In your group roll cubes and take turns to sequence images and tell a story incorporating all 9 cubes.
2. Record your groups stories in one of the following ways: using the Ipads Recording or VoiceThread apps, scribing for other group members, taking notes or making a mind map of your own story as you tell it or think of another creative way to record/present your story,
NSW SYLLABUS FOR AUSTralian CURRICULUM OUTCOMES & WEBSITES:
We use heaps of fantastic websites in 4J to enhance our learning. Here are the NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum outcomes and some useful links:
Spelling
A student:
BBC Skillswise Plurals Fishing Game - http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en16plur-game-plural-fishing
Woodlands Junior Spelling - http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html
Spelling Bee - http://pbskids.org/games/spelling/
Writing and Representing 1 & 2
A student:
Roy the Zebra - http://roythezebra.com/reading-games/capital-letter-1.html
Sentence Structure Games - http://www.gamequarium.com/sentencestucture.html
BBC Skillswise Adjectives - http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/adjectives
Scootle Sentence Builder - http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L10254/index.html
Scootle Abandoned House Nouns & Adjectives - http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L6184/index.html
Reading and Viewing 1 & 2
A student:
Speaking and Listening 1 & 2
A student:
Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary 1 & 2
A student:
Spelling
A student:
- EN2-5A uses a range of strategies, including knowledge of letter–sound correspondences and common letter patterns, to spell familiar and some unfamiliar words
BBC Skillswise Plurals Fishing Game - http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en16plur-game-plural-fishing
Woodlands Junior Spelling - http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html
Spelling Bee - http://pbskids.org/games/spelling/
Writing and Representing 1 & 2
A student:
- EN2-2A plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
- EN2-7B identifies and uses language forms and features in their own writing appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts
Roy the Zebra - http://roythezebra.com/reading-games/capital-letter-1.html
Sentence Structure Games - http://www.gamequarium.com/sentencestucture.html
BBC Skillswise Adjectives - http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/adjectives
Scootle Sentence Builder - http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L10254/index.html
Scootle Abandoned House Nouns & Adjectives - http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L6184/index.html
Reading and Viewing 1 & 2
A student:
- EN2-4A uses an increasing range of skills, strategies and knowledge to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on increasingly challenging topics in different media and technologies
- EN2-8B identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
Speaking and Listening 1 & 2
A student:
- EN2-1A communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and community context
- EN2-6B identifies the effect of purpose and audience on spoken texts, distinguishes between different forms of English and identifies organisational patterns and features
Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary 1 & 2
A student:
- EN2-9B uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts