Lend Me Your Literacy Jenny Murray Deira International

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Lend Me Your Literacy Jenny Murray - Deira International School @Miss. JGM

Lend Me Your Literacy Jenny Murray - Deira International School @Miss. JGM

‘Schools should redefine their conception of literacy and associated pedagogies to connect to the

‘Schools should redefine their conception of literacy and associated pedagogies to connect to the lives that children are living and offer authentic and realistic opportunities for young people to remain engaged. . . ’. (Thomson, 2009)

Create Motivat e Collaborat e Celebrate

Create Motivat e Collaborat e Celebrate

Literacy Learning Watch the views and comments Send a appear – photograph SHARE, –

Literacy Learning Watch the views and comments Send a appear – photograph SHARE, – LMYL TRACK, team CELEBRATE publish Engage your whole school community by participating in the LMYL community Motivation, engagement and attainment all increase

Students in class/at home/in free time Independent /Peer All genre, all abilities, all writing

Students in class/at home/in free time Independent /Peer All genre, all abilities, all writing standards Create Buddy assessing of LMYL samples Audience School links Purpose Motivate Collaborate Immersion in real Writing Celebrat e Twitter/website/ assemblies Stars/certificates/ wall of fame Community collaboration on comments Teacher moderation tool IB CAS credits

What now? • www. lendmeyourliteracy. com – sign up for free, trial it and

What now? • www. lendmeyourliteracy. com – sign up for free, trial it and see the impact • Follow Deira International School – comments welcome! • @Miss. JGM for what’s going on at DIS • @literacylender for lots more information References • Thomson, J. (2009). Literacy and inclusion in the 21 st Century. A Journal of Youth Work(3), 43 -58.