Some (hopefully useful) links on communication, literacy, writing, reading, academic language in the context of the classroom etc.
Broader Ideas:
How do you get students to write like an expert, when you’re not a “writing” teacher? Here are some tips
Subject Specific Writing
Use specific criteria / rubrics (these are not great, mind but tho'.)
- Learn less key words
- Learn fundamental conceptual words
- Revisit these in different contexts
- Own the vocabulary by using these tools:
and use these tools / graphic organisers to help unpack key terms
Using nominalisation? Beware the zombie nouns
Reading
How do we get students to connect to a text? Close reading
Deciding on what words you should teach in reading: Two tier words
Errors prevention / exercises / Reviewing
