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THEME 2.2- **DEVELOPING WRITTEN SKILLS**

Our first focus is Literacy. What does Literacy mean in the XXI century?

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Once we understand the meaning of Literacy, as well as the contents include, our task will focus on understanding the way children develop the skills associated with Literacy: Reading, Writing, Written Interaction and Picture reading and interpretation, movies and film culture, as well as all the strategies associated with the Virtual world: Information and Communication Technologies (when they "go" or enter a web page, use social nets, download or copy information, play games on his/her computer, tablet, console, or watch tv programs in a smart tv, (even using the remote control) require a previous intention, a clear aim or goal to be achieved, a planning sequence of actions, which follow a given structure, therefore as well as students use their knowledge of the structure they are planning the steps to follow, even without realizing.. that's the mechanics of reading and writing.

Let's look closely at the different strategies we, as teachers need to apply: children need 1- Can you as a teacher identify the discourse type? Instructional, Descriptive, Narrative, Argumentative...



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2- Could you state the main features of its structure (text level): Paragraphs, ideas, organization ...  3- Could you (sentence level)



4- Terms ( word Level)

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READING AND READING INTERACTION Developing Reading Skills requires, from the part of the Teachers, being aware of successful strategies necessary to be a good reader. Christine Nuttall provides some suggestions to develop good reading strategies:

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a good way to start writing would be asking your students to retell the story already read using an alternative format, at the same time you are training the selection process. Observe the strategies, mediators and lesson sequence selected by Ms. Porfirio "Retelling stories"

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If you want to continue watching the video (shown in the class go to this link: Vicky Edwards Let's summarize some basic points about Developing Skills, Techniques, Strategies and Lesson Planning.



<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">You can now rethink teacher's task, and identify what reading/writing techniques do you control? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">What strategies can you use to improve your oral reading performance?

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">How can you share Reading Strategies with families?

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Let's revise Learning Theories :

<span style="font-family: &#39;Arial Black&#39;,Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> WRITING. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Strategies required, Build up your first thinking map. Let's use post-its <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Check with this suggestion:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Look at different ways to introduce different texts and formats ( Description/ Interview)

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We must have very clear reasons why we suggest some reading. Meaning is essential. It might be linked to an oral activity:

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Apps to develop interactive reading and planning skills

Alternative stories Oxford Owl

Some very common methods in Bilingual Schools: Joly Phonics

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A complete seminar Enter in : READING A VIDEO FROM SCHOOLWORLD

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Reading is closely related to the School Reading Plan. Here you might find some suggestions to get the most out of your students

More resources link: Communication4all- Literacy



WRITING AND WRITTEN INTERACTION

In the following schema you can find the main components of writing. Do not forget any of them when designing a lesson

Resources to improve your writing skills and teaching skills Teachers´tv POEM WORK <span style="font-family: &#39;Arial Black&#39;,Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">FILM ENGLISH

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