Literacy for All in our Playrooms is a career long professional learning programme designed to support the development of early language development for our young learners. For session 2018-19 the focus will be on listening, talking and early conversational skills.
Literacy For ALL Framework
The Literacy for ALL framework is available below. All early level trackers and supporting back pages are available here.
Literacy for ALL Framework and Supporting Guidance – updated 3/2/22
Literacy for ALL – Early Level Environment Tool
Literacy Learning Environment Tool Final
Reading and Research
The sessions have been written using the following key texts to support:
- Learning language and loving it; Elaine Weitzman and Janice Greenberg, 2002
- ABC and Beyond; Elaine Weitzman and Janice Greenberg, 2010
- Mary Sheridan’s From Birth to Five Years; Ajay Sharma and Helen Cockerill, 2014
- Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage; The British Association for Early Childhood Education, 2012
- Teaching Talking; Ann Locke and Maggie Beech (GL Assessment), 2005
Lead Practitioners/Team Leaders/Partner Champions
Session 1 – Literacy Framework
Session 2 – Listening and Talking Overview
Session 3 – Early Literacy Strategies
- Early Literacy Strategies 2023-2024
- FLO input
Session 4 – Phonological Awareness
Session 5 – Phonological Awareness through Music
Session 5 – Meeting the needs of Bilingual Learners
HGIOP Sessions
- Baseline – Oct 23
- Final – April 24
Universal Offer to all Practitioners
Powerpoints
Resources for Sessions
Listening and Talking Overview
- Self – Evaluation – Reflective Questions
- Listening Task
- The six stages of communication and language development
- 6 Stages Collaborative Task
- Conversational styles of children and role of practitioner
- Conversational Styles Observation Guide
- 2.4 Universal Provision Level 5 Illustration
- My World Triangle
- Taking action questions
Early Literacy Strategies
- Shoot for the SSTARS
- A checklist for Sparkle Words
- Interactive Shared Reading
- Literacy Story Planners – Gruffalo Example
Phonological Awareness
- Phonological Awareness Pack
- Opportunities for PA – Nursery Areas
- PA Ideas Pack Updated 2019
- Phonological Awareness Information Leaflet
- Phonological Awareness Prompt Cards
- Phonological Awareness Areas Task
Phonological Awareness through Music
- Classroom Instrument Glossary
- Concept Flashcards
- Glossary of Musical Terms
- Boom Shake Tap Ting
- EXA Framework Downloadable 28.10.21
- LPA Handout Songs and Rhymes
- LPA Y1 Handout – Lyrics.docx
- Music & PA Activity Pack
- Music & PA Home Learning
- Music Framework – Early Level Tracker
- Resource list LPAs.docx
Supporting the needs of Bilingual Learners
- Songs and Chants for EAL Learners
- Printable Chants
- EY Checklist (paper version)
- EY Language Checklist Support Notes
- Next Steps Exemplar
- Diversity Books June 21
- All about my languages (updated)
- All About My Languages Staff Guidance
- All About My Languages Daniel
- All About My Languages – Bushra
- Songs, Rhymes and Chants Leaflet
- Your first language English
- Urdu_A Precious Gift to Your Child
- ChineseTraditional_A Precious Gift to Your Child
- Kurdish_A Precious Gift to Your Child
- Polish_A Precious Gift to Your Child
- Linguistic and cultural chart
EAL Team – Early Years Tutorials
Additional Resources
- Glasgow School Library Outreach
- sics-ziko-manual – leuven
- sics-ziko-checklist – leuven
- FL Scanning of Well-being and Involvement Form A
- FL Scanning of Wellbeing and Involvment Form B
- Leuven Scale Group Information Form
- HGIOP-Template-2023-2024
- Draft LfA Framework October 2019
- Microsoft-Forms-Guide
- POLLI ‘you choose’ Share Interactive Reading Strategies
- Blank-POLLI
- Literacy Story Planners
- Self-Reflection Wheel
