In her role as principal teacher, Bernadette Kelly has been working with pupils, colleagues and parents in St Margaret’s PS to develop reading skills using Literacy Café approaches. Click here to look at the Cafe “menu” which defines the strategies pupils can use to progress their: C for comprehension, A for accuracy, F for fluency, and E for expand vocabulary. The comprehension strategies developed are:
- Prior Knowledge
- Metalinguistics
- Visualisation
- Inference
- Main Ideas
- Summarising/paraphrasing
The menu and routines which form part of this approach are designed to help pupils gradually become more independent in their progression and application of these reading and literacy skills. The approach is compatible with the aims of Curriculum for Excellence and should contribute to raising attainment by having the potential to help close related gaps in literacy skill and/or attainment. Click here to view short videos where the children explain their use of Literacy Café.
In addition, the menu relates very well to the Falkirk Literacy & English Progression Pathways (glow login required). Examine the links in the key skills and progression statements of the reading organisers below:
