LITERACY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCE Primary Schools Program

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LITERACY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCEPrimary
Schools Program

• Session 2 Linking Theories to Practice

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Quotes
Lets create a Little Book of Quotes! Add
quotes from the resource, including references,
to support the professional learning of your
colleagues.
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Session 2 (Day 1) aims to

• deepen literacy knowledge and understanding
• provide opportunities for you to explore the
  resource
• explore key terminology to develop a shared
  language for future conversations
• investigate and become familiar with the theories
  that underpin the resource.

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Key terminology

• To explore terminology we are going to use the
  Question Key from Tony Ryans Thinkers Key.
• Start with an answer and list at least five
  questions that give only that answer.

To explore terminology we are going to use the
Question Key from Tony Ryans Thinkers
Keys. Start with an answer and list at least
five questions that give only that answer.
www.tonyryan.com.au
www.tonyryan.com.au
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Activity - Key terminology

• form a group of two or three
• each group will be provided with a key term or
  phrase (answer) from the resource
• explore the resource to formulate at least five
  questions that give only that answer
• present your findings on a poster
• be prepared to share!

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Key terminology
What type of text includes words in headings and
headlines, images, and written text?
What text type does the author/student use to
present information in written and visual form?
If the answer is multi-modal text, what could
the questions be?
What is text that has a number of different modes?
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Linking theories to practice

• practitioners need to seek out a connective web
  that bonds various theories and research
  approaches, moving beyond the confines of a
  single model

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Linking theories to practice

• a single theoretical perspective cannot address
  all the issues faced by teachers and students in
  complex and diverse classrooms.

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The theories of these theorists underpin the
resource

• David Rose
• Lev Vygotsky
• Jerome Bruner
• Barbara Rogoff

• Marie Clay
• Allan Luke
• Peter Freebody
• John Munro

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Scaffolding
Bruner Rogoff Sharpe
Vygotsky
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Activity - Investigating a theory

• Search DoE - enter Overview of Literacy
  Learning.
• Select four different link/s.
• Investigate by reading the sections and
  recording key points.

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Share your findings

• Create a Behind the Door or Chatter Box to
  share your findings with a partner.

www.jamboree.freedom-in-education.co.uk/w's20craf
t20corner/Chbox.htm
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Linking theory to practice

• Discuss and record your understandings.
• Add quotes to your Little Book of Quotes.
• Consider
• How you will inform colleagues about the
  theories
• What tools or strategies you will use.