Angela Ehmer will deliver 'Practical Strategies for Teaching Comprehension' to Teachers' Aides on 22 March 2023
Literature Circles webinar
Our recent free webinar, ‘Introduction to Literature Circles’, examines this powerful reading approach in which small discussion groups are comprised of students all choosing to read the same work of fiction.
Student discussions are guided by role cards or prompts which support students to think about the text in different ways and engage in meaningful conversations. As self-reliance develops, students become less reliant …
Many students learn to apply the PEEL or TEEL structure for constructing nonfiction paragraphs.
Sentence Chart – Point Sentence
The structures have been particularly popular in supporting students to write persuasive essays, discussions and arguments, as the structure provides a framework for constructing individual, main-idea paragraphs which transition smoothly to the next main idea. As a result, student essays contain clear, focused paragraphs in which sentences are …
We have recently completed production of two new video presentations. These are ideal for Teachers’ Aides unable to attend our face-to-face workshops and great value.
Both presentations were recorded live in 2021 and are targeted specifically to the role that aides/assistants play in developing the reading and writing skills in young students.
Angela Ehmer – Teachers’ Aides Reading Workshop
Teachers’ Aides Reading
Included:
30-day access to the 10-part video …
We are pleased to share some charts to assist students to revise and edit their writing.
Writing: Reviewing, Revising, Refining Chart – Capitalisation
ARMS
The ARMS strategy supports students during the revision stage. The acronym stands for Add, Remove, Move, Substitute. It prompts writers to review, revise and refine their writing to improve their clarity. Writers are reminded to consider whether:
additional words or sentences will improve reader understanding
removing …
