How Does Parliament Make Laws I Card 4

When students research a topic such as the workings of our democracy are often advised to let students access more than one source. Comparing texts, opinions and the author's purpose is part of the curriculum. Students with weak comprehension skills should not be forgotten when it comes to critical readings of a text but they also need texts which develop or strengthen their comprehension skills. Strengthen first, compare next.

Teaching Comprehension Skills in Curriculum Subjects, Part II

I've sent this rubric to HODs along with a survey on the teaching of comprehension skills. I want to use the rubric to observe classes and to give feedback to teachers on the usage of scaffolded reading tasks. Setting this up could be a major step for the college and may require considerable preparation. I based my rubric on one used at a similar school in South Auckland. I simplified it to focus on a single issue but hope it will inspire discussion around the issue of reading avoidance with staff and students alike.

Teaching Comprehension Skills in Curriculum Subjects, Part I

Teach Scanning and Prediction Skills -do it often

Teacher as Inquiry PLD

Teaching Formal Writing -The Functional Grammar Shortcut

In a Nutshell

A Functional Grammar approach to the teaching of Writing Skills.

This resource was produced to help Year 10 students write an explanation essay at Curriculum Level 5 or 6. This is the level students need to write at in order to achieve the new literacy standard in writing. The resource above is on my webpage and is aimed at teachers who wish to use Functional Grammar as a way to focus on the language needed for Explanation Writing. In this, we encourage students to ask, what is the function of this writing task? Then we ask, what language do I need to master in order to complete this writing task?

32403 Read written texts to understand ideas and information. Scaffolded Reading Task

Ego Tripping II





Optional Exercise