Teach Through a Text Using Writing Roots [Year 6]

16th September 2024

School Members Only
Buy with Tokens for Individual Members

Location:

Online

Date:

16th September 2024 at 9:30am

Price:

FREE (1 per school)

"It's given me the confidence to deliver the programme and increase my use of modelling."

Sarah, The British School of Kathmandu, Autumn 2024

Half-day Online Course

A half-day year-specific course, led by Jen, covering practical strategies for using high-quality children's literature as the primary approach to the teaching of English. This course is ideal for people who are new to Literacy Tree or changing to another year group.

This course will –

Identify how the Teach through a Text approach engages children as writers and immerses them in a literary world
Share examples of quality texts and well planned sequences used successfully in primary schools
Explore the progression of skills within the National Curriculum
Model how grammar, spelling and vocabulary contribute to a range of purposeful writing opportunities
Demonstrate how shared writing is effective within a sequence of lessons

Exemplification Text

The course covers the pedagogy and the approach but one section of the day exemplifies this using a focus text and goes through each aspect. The book we will be exemplifying with is Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment by Levi Pinfold. We will be looking at this online but if you prefer to have a physical copy, please purchase in advance.

Content

We will identify the 'Teach through a Text' pedagogy and the rationale for this approach
There will be a familiarisation with end of year group objectives and key assessment foci
An in-depth look at one text, a Writing Root, and an exploration of other age-appropriate books as recommended by Literacy Tree
We will focus on personalisation and scaffolding and show how to use shared writing for challenge and support
We will look at the importance of audience and purpose and explore the importance of publishing and book-making

Participants will receive –

A detailed Writing Root that support the teaching of purposeful writing
All training resources electronically

"I am now confident to deliver a text to my children using the format and planning provided."

Gemma, St Sebastian's Primary School, Autumn 2024

"I now have lots of ideas to implement in the classroom and know how to start Literacy tree in my classroom."

Amy, Buxted Primary School, Autumn 2024

"I'm ready to adapt plans and do further modelling of shared writes with the use of words and visual cues."

Bev, Beal Vale Primary School, Autumn 2024