Literacy through the Day


Literacy through the Day   If we attend to individual children as they work, and if we focus on the progressions in learning that occur over time, our detailed observations can provide feedback to our instruction.”
(Clay, 2005, p.4)

Please see below to access resources and materials designed to support educators to engage literacy through the day.


Video Series   
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Literacy through the Day   MP4
     
Introduction   MP4
     
What do early learning environments look like? How are educator teams rethinking the learning environment?   MP4
     
Planning for Literacy   MP4
     
Strategies to support oral language development   MP4
     
Literacy as a whole class community – Creating a community of thinkers and readers.
What strategies are the children thinking about and demonstrating? 		  MP4
     
Literacy as a whole class community – Creating a community of thinkers and readers Examples of Gradual Release of Responsibility Making Connections between oral language, reading and writing   MP4
     
Rethinking whole-class instruction and moving towards small-group, differentiated support- Reflections on the impact on children’s learning.
        Children’s Engagement 		  MP4
     
Rethinking the learning environment to support literacy – Co-constructing the learning environment with the children.   MP4
     
Making Learning Visible – Observing, documenting, analysing, taking informed action.
Rethinking Writing 		  MP4
     
Making Learning Visible – Observing, documenting, analysing, taking informed action.
Inquiry at a learning centre 		  MP4
     
How are educator teams analysing their observations and documentations to inform learning?
Observing a classroom in action.		   MP4
     
Making Learning Visible – Observing, documenting, analysing, taking informed action.
Coming together as a classroom literacy learners. 		  MP4
     
How will your educator teams make thinking and learning visible in literacy embedded throughout the day?   MP4

Transcripts
This document contains a transcript of all of the video segments in this series. 		PDF
   
Viewer Guide
Viewer Guide includes descriptions of the videos and reflective questions for before, during and after viewing. 		PDF