7th of June at 4pm
Alex explores the phenomenon of the ‘vocabulary gap’ and its crucial impact on learning in the classroom. In this session, he explores how teachers can support vocabulary through rich academic talk, alongside applying vocabulary approaches to ensure pupils read and write with success. Alex holds a mirror up to word-rich classrooms and offers practical strategies that you can apply in your own classroom context.
Sign up via CPD Manager – course ID: 78389
11th of May at 4pm
Alex explores the brilliantly complex act of reading in this session. He tackles practical issues, such as developing reading fluency, and how to support pupils to become strategic and knowledgeable readers. The session draws upon Alex’s best selling book for teachers, and is research-informed but also packed with practical strategies every teacher can apply in the classroom.
Sign up via CPD Manager – course ID: 78388
Just a reminder of our equity themed December SWAY Newsletter which showcases some of the amazing work going on across our Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative (FVWLRIC). You can see the work across our FVWLRIC workstreams, locally and nationally. This is #OurRIC so please get in touch if you would like more information, have any suggestions or if there is something you would like to share for upcoming February newsletter.
Tuesday 7th December | 4.30pm-5.30pm
Analysing films is a wonderful option for English teachers, introducing new skills to pupils and allowing those who struggle to access written texts to show off their analytical abilities. However, it can be daunting for teachers to translate their knowledge and understanding of critical essay writing for prose or poetry to film.
In this session for Secondary English teachers Gail Robertson, Film Education Officer at Screen Scotland – and an ex-English/Media teacher – will outline ways to approach the study of a film with a critical essay for English as the end point. She will cover both BGE and NQ levels, discussing film choice, using evidence, scene analysis and structuring a response.
This session is ideal for English teachers new to film education, but also for more experienced teachers looking for some new inspiration!
Sign up via CPD Manager, course ID: 76928
Contact Chiara Sportelli – Literacy Workstream
Webinar,Thursday 28th October at 4pm
Sign up via CPD Manager (course ID: 76750)
Join Louise Illingworth from FV Speech and Language as she provides an introduction to Colourful Semantics.
The Colourful Semantics approach provides an engaging, dynamic way to support children’s language development. By coding sentences using colour, symbols and signs, this visual approach aims to:
• Teach how to understand and build sentences
• Teach understanding of question words
• Develop vocabulary and increase sentence complexity
• Increase range and complexity of verbs
• Improve children’s written language skills
Disciplinary Literacy 1 – An Introduction to Disciplinary Literacy
Monday 27th September at 4pm, Webinar. Course ID: 76134
Disciplinary Literacy 2 – Reading
Monday 25th October at 4pm, Webinar. Course ID: 76161
Disciplinary Literacy 3 – Writing
Monday 29th November at 4pm, Webinar. Course ID 76162
How do we get secondary pupils to read like a geographer, write like a biologist or talk like a mathematician? This series is for secondary practitioners who want to know what disciplinary literacy is and how it can be used in their teaching. Over the course of the three sessions, we will cover how pupils learn best when they are immersed in the vocabulary and nuances of their subject (session 1), with a specific focus on reading (session 2) and writing (session 3). Participants will be supported at every stage of the process as they trial and create subject-specific strategies to embed into their practice and help their pupils to reach their potential.
Sign up for each session via CPD Manager or contact John Sherry for more information.
Primary Practitioners: 10th June at 4pm
Secondary Practitioners: 17th June at 4pm
Join us for the first of our sessions with Screen Scotland which will highlight the benefits of teaching Film Literacy in the classroom.
The session will:
*provide information about a new strategic partnership between FVWL RIC Literacy and Screen Scotland and a series
of planned webinars;
*introduce the “three Cs” of film literacy (critical; cultural and creative);
*provide guidelines for film making;
*share Screen Scotland resources.
Sign up via CPD Manager:
Primary Session – course ref: RicLit29 course ID: 74752.
Secondary Session – course ref: RicLit30 course ID: 74751.
25th May at 4pm
Our second session sharing good practice in developing Literacy skills through play pedagogy.
This session will cover the classroom environment, structure of the day and comparison of structured play as opposed to free flow play which enables literacy discoveries. We will also hear about developing writing though IDL and Play Pedagogy – looking at different genres though this approach, setting up the environment to engage learners and encourage the writing process.
Sign up either via CPD Manager or by emailing RIC Literacy PT Chiara Sportelli: sportellic14s@glow.sch.uk
Wednesday 12th May 4pm – 5pm
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This session presented by FV Speech and Language Therapy will address the prevalence and impact of communication difficulties in Early years. We will look at:
11th May at 4pm
Join us for our first ‘Literacy Through Play’ event for Primary practitioners which will kick off a series of Literacy focussed sessions providing the opportunity for FVWL colleagues to share good practice and build a collaborative network.
This session will cover the progression of teaching Literacy through a play-based pedagogy in Primary 1 and Primary 2. We will discuss what a typical week would look like within Literacy, covering both the formal teaching aspect as well as developing Literacy more informally through free play. We will also share a variety of documentation and assessment strategies that we have found to be effective within Literacy.
Sign up either via CPD Manager or by emailing RIC Literacy PT Chiara Sportelli: sportellic14s@glow.sch.uk
