Primary 1 staff and Diane Russell (PT) at Maddiston PS created a video for their P1 parents and carers, who would usually visit the P1 classrooms to attend Literacy information workshops. The video shares and explains how literacy learning and play pedagogy are used to support primary 1 pupils as they progress their reading, writing, talking and listening.
The video shares a range of ways in which staff build literacy through play, playful teaching and engaging, active learning. These include:
- Helicopter Stories
- Foundations of Writing
- Approaches designed to develop phonological awareness & other elements of reading
- Building words
- Developing a reading culture
- Stories – reading in class and at home via initiatives such as the Bedtime Story Box
- Listening activities
- Message centre
The video is narrated by staff and children and they share how the learning environment promotes literacy skills.
- Role play
- Small worlds
- Sand and water trays
- Construction
- Sound and audio in class
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlqPAd6BEG4&w=560&h=315]
The final section of the video gives parents and carers an overview of a key reading and comprehension resource used in school – Bug Club.
