{"id":1032,"date":"2024-10-03T14:57:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjohnboscoprimary\/?page_id=1032"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:17:03","slug":"literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjohnboscoprimary\/literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy and Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Literacy is about learning to read and write accurately, being able to listen carefully and talk clearly about ideas.<\/p>\n

St John Bosco’s whole school approach to reading will use
\nreciprocal reading skills.\u00a0 Reciprocal teaching refers to
\nan activity in which children become the teacher in small group reading sessions.<\/p>\n

Teachers model, then help students learn to guide group discussions using four strategies:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Summarising
\n\u2022 Questioning
\n\u2022 Clarifying
\n\u2022 Predicting<\/p>\n

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Once children have learned the strategies, they take turns assuming the role of teacher in leading a dialogue about what has been read. This is a successful strategy which is used in many schools and
\nwill further develop our children\u2019s skills in reading.<\/p>\n

Primary 1 to 3 use a variety of Texts to support their reading development including books from the Big Cat<\/a> series.<\/p>\n

Primary 4 to 7 may still use Big Cat<\/a> books and other texts and novels to complement the Accelerated Reading programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Accelerated Reader guides children to books that are most likely to catch their interest. Every student has an individual reading difficulty range, helping them find a \u2018just right<\/strong>\u2019 balance between reading success and challenge.<\/span>\u00a0Upon finishing a book, readers take a quiz to monitor their comprehension. The quiz gives them\u00a0 and their teachers <\/span>instant feedback to help them progress.<\/p>\n

There are many opportunities in everyday routines to practise and apply literacy skills in real and meaningful ways e.g. reading to your child every day, learning nursery rhymes together and pointing out signs in the local community. (Parent Zone)<\/p>\n

Reading Tips for Parents<\/a><\/p>\n

Creative Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over a two year period St John Bosco will be working with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation & Scottish Book Trust on a new project which encourages teachers and children to develop as creative
\nwriters.
\nProject aims:
\n\u2022 Provide access to professional authors
\n\u2022 Develop teacher confidence about creative writing
\n\u2022 Allow space to be creative
\n\u2022 Support changes to how creative writing is taught<\/p>\n

Talk for Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Talk for Writing<\/a> approach is one approach to writing taught in St John Bosco.\u00a0 It is utilised across the stages using Fiction and Non fiction texts. The aim of the approach is to support children to read and write independently for a variety of audiences and purposes within different subjects. A key feature is that children internalise the language structures needed to write through \u2018talking the text\u2019, as well as close reading. The approach moves from dependence towards independence, with the teacher using shared and guided teaching to develop the ability in children to write creatively and powerfully.<\/p>\n

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Languages in Curriculum for Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bThere are two parts to learning in languages. The first is about the language your child needs to be fully involved in their society and in learning (English). The second is learning additional languages.<\/p>\n

Your child will develop a secure understanding of how language works, and will use language to communicate ideas and information in English and other languages. They will develop their ability to communicate their thoughts and feelings and respond to those of others.<\/p>\n

What will my child learn?
\nEach area of the curriculum is broken down into experiences and outcomes. These are clear and concise statements about children’s learning and progression from pre-school to S3.<\/p>\n

Language Learning – a 1+2 Approach
\nYour child will experience learning another language from primary 1 to the end of the broad general education in secondary school. This language is referred to as Language 2 (L2). Language 1 (L1) is the language you speak at home. The L2\u00a0 will be one from the list of languages available at National Qualification level in secondary school, and will be decided by the primary and its associated secondary school staff. The languages available in St John Bosco are French and Spanish. The choice of language offered depends on both the primary and the secondary schools\u2019 capacity to deliver these languages. This L2 in primary school is taught by your child\u2019s class teacher.<\/p>\n

Learning other languages means your child can make connections with different people and their cultures. They will increase their enjoyment and understanding of their own and other cultures. Their ability to use different languages will allow them to understand and communicate socially and in the world of work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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