Overview of Literacy Literacy is taught for at

Overview of Literacy • Literacy is taught for at least an hour each day across all year groups • In addition to this pupils will also spend time reading and practising spellings etc • Many aspects of literacy is cross-curricular in nature

Overview of Literacy • Pupils are grouped in their classes by ability • Literacy lessons are planned in one of two ways; carousel (group work) and whole class teaching • At times a teaching assistant may support a particular group of pupils in their work

The Carousel Lesson • Each carousel lesson consists of: - 30 minutes whole class teaching - 20 minutes independent/guided group work - 10 minutes plenary • During the first 30 minutes the teacher focuses on whole class teaching of writing, punctuation, grammar etc • Each week the class will rotate between 5 different activities (writing, grammar, reading, ICT, speaking & listening) one of these activities will be the guided group which means that the class teacher will work with one group each day of the week. The speaking & listening group presents to the whole class during the plenary

Whole Class Teaching • Whole class lessons have: - 15 minutes introduction to the activity - 30/40 minutes whole class work - 5/15 minutes plenary • During the first 15 minutes the class teacher will introduce the activity • Next the whole class works on a differentiated activity • In the plenary the class teacher will sum up the Lesson and address any misconceptions

“To fail to plan is to plan to fail”

• 3 part lesson • learning objectives • Success criteria • Questioning • Opportunities for assessment

Examples of toolkits to support work in class

Non-Fiction Genres Covered • Reports & Discussions • Recounts & Explanation • Persuasive writing • Letter Writing & Adverts • Instructions • Playscript/Interview/Diary • Biography & Autobiography

Fiction Genres Covered • Stories • Flashback Story • Traditional Tales • Timeslip Story • Descriptive Writing • Poetry