{"id":31,"date":"2020-09-19T08:59:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T07:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2022-10-12T10:36:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T09:36:26","slug":"page-1-section-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/section-1\/page-1-section-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHORS<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Strathclyde Higher Order Reading Comprehension Skills (SHORS)<\/span><\/p>\n

SHORS enables us to equip\u00a0learners with a range of metacognitive\u00a0strategies to help with\u00a0comprehension of a wide variety of texts\u200b. This research based approach aims to raise attainment in reading comprehension across a variety of curricular areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a selection of activities and ideas to support the teaching of SHORS.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep an eye out for upcoming SHORS<\/span> twilights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can find some more activities, posters and usage charts by clicking the image below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For some ideas useful for exploring the strategies digitally across all levels, use the links below.<\/p>\n

Predicting<\/a>, Visualising<\/a>, Monitoring<\/a><\/p>\n

Inferring<\/a>, Questioning<\/a>, Summarising<\/a><\/p>\n

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For comprehension boards to support the teaching of SHORS please see the list below.<\/p>\n

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Elmer\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The man on the moon<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Castaway survival plan<\/a><\/p>\n

Andrean Condors<\/a><\/p>\n

The invisible boy<\/a><\/p>\n

The Iron Man\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Burns<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dinosaurs<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for a parent information leaflet on SHORS<\/p>\n

Take a look at these great ideas from Impact Wales<\/a> for the teaching<\/span> of<\/span> visualisation<\/span><\/strong> and<\/span> inference<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Some inspiring examples which could easily be adapted to support learners as they explore the strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you would like to know more about the benefits and impact of reading comprehension strategies, the EEF have created a guide.<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk\/evidence-summaries\/teaching-learning-toolkit\/reading-comprehension-strategies<\/a>\/<\/p>\n

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BOOSTING READING<\/span><\/h1>\n

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For more information on boosting reading<\/span> click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SHORS Strathclyde Higher Order Reading Comprehension Skills (SHORS) SHORS enables us to equip\u00a0learners with a range of metacognitive\u00a0strategies to help with\u00a0comprehension of a wide variety of texts\u200b. This research based approach aims to raise attainment in reading comprehension across a variety of curricular areas. Below is a selection of activities and ideas to support the … Continue reading Reading<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1522,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/1522"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/plac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}