Literacy for Learning
ABN: 86 344 684 954
E: kaja@literacyforlearning.org
Online Course
3 x 1.5-hour sessions over 3 weeks
February 5th, 12th and 19th 5.30pm - 7.00pm AEST (recording and resources available)
Bridge the gap between the science of reading and learning and the classroom.
Deepen student thinking and understanding through an evidence-based reading and writing approach.
Make teaching what you always wanted it to be.
NOTE: Please sign up with a personal email to avoid deliverability issues.
This course has been designed specifically for secondary English and Humanities teachers. The course also supports primary school teachers who want to develop comprehension and critical thinking. Basically, if you want your students to develop critical thinking through reading and writing, you're in the right place.
Our workshops cover content that can be applied to any student, and is especially effective for students with learning disabilities or low literacy needs, as well as those learning English as an additional language.
Workshop Content:
- Science of Reading and Writing and Cognitive Load Theory: Learn how to use the evidence and theories to design curriculum that supports deep thinking.
- Building Critical Thinking Through Explicit Knowledge Instruction: We explore a process for strategically selecting and building schemas of knowledge in a way that ensures learning is rigorous, intentional and builds critical thinking skills.
- Vocabulary Instruction and Close Reading: Discover how to use vocabulary and close reading to drive consolidation of content knowledge, critical thinking and analysis of content knowledge.
- Writing and Feedback: A sequenced, rigorous method for embedding writing and feedback easily and naturally.
Testimonials:
"The steps to establishing a literacy driven curriculum were all supported by valuable literature; the course was a perfect balance of reading and writing theory, examples, and opportunities to put these ideas into practice."
- Lily Freitag-Kenyon, Mordialloc College
"L4L offers a simple and effective way to embed reading and writing instruction in our units. The workshops remind us of the basic skills for students to succeed. I love that the methods are easy and practical, and remind you of the nuts and bolts of what students need. As an English teacher, the approach suggested has been really influential in how I've adapted my teaching.
- Mairead Sweeney, Southern Cross Grammar