BT Professional Development with Vera

BT Professional Development with Vera

Reflection

Problem:	Actions	Where to next?
Year 2-3 class is at reading level 7-11 They are not recognising/remembering basic sight words Trying to push them up	Word cards Tested them on words they know and don't know After reading go and practice words they don’t know Tested reading	Create more interesting and engaging follow up activities

Jeannie Skinner talk from National Library

Reading aloud is incredibly important. It helps to build vocabulary, it's fun, it helps strengthen vocabulary, language, grammar and writing. 

Access to books is very important. At Paparore school students are only allow to borrow 1 book. Jeannie suggests that more books should be allowed to be borrowed so that students can take a risk with a book they may like and one that they know they will like.

Having role models read to my students would be great. having a male come in to read, maybe a police woman or athlete/ rugby player so that the students can see people they look up to reading for pleasure.

Talking about books with my students needs to happen more.