Celebrating Literature With Heart
09/26/21 • 63 min
In this week's episode, literacy expert Sharon Callen talks about how to identify and utilise literature on complex issues to enrich student experiences.
This is important for teachers for a range of reasons.
Helping students to appreciate literary texts and to create their own literary texts enriches their understanding of human experiences and the capacity for language to deepen those experiences.
It builds students’ knowledge about how language can be used for aesthetic ends, to create particular emotional, intellectual or philosophical effects.
Students learn to interpret, appreciate, evaluate and create literary texts such as short stories, novels, poetry, prose, plays, film and multimodal texts, in spoken, print and digital/online forms.
It is important for students to recognise texts as having enduring artistic and cultural value drawn from the world and Australian literature. These include the oral narrative traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, texts from Asia, texts from Australia’s immigrant cultures and texts of the students’ choice.
In this episode, Sharon focuses on picture books for F-3 students, identifying key authors and illustrators with a background in psychology. They unpack complex issues in a relatable way for young readers, and cover categories including:
- Raising Writers
- Coping With Change
- Environmental Empathy
- Creativity
Enjoy the episode, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group.
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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
BOOKTOPIA
Raising Writers
- This is Not a Book by Kellie Byrnes
- The Art of Words by Robert Vescio and Jianna Bartel
Coping with Change
- Upside Down Friday by Lana Spasevski and Nicky Johnston
- Pear of Hope by Wendy Shurety
Environmental Empathy
- Growing Pains by Alison McLennan
- Where the Heart Is by Irma Gold
Creativity
- The Box Cars by Robert Vescio
- Up To Something by Katrina McKelvey
Connect with us!
Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracy
Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email [email protected]
The Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning.
Hear from literacy expert and founder of Cue Learning, Sharon Callen, and special guests.
At Cue Learning, our literacy specialists draw on over 30 years of teaching and international consulting experience to deliver world-class learning solutions. We equip, empower and support teachers to become their authentic selves.
To find out about upcoming events, and about how Cue can help you and your school, visit the Cue Learning website http://www.cuelearning.com.au/ and sign up to our newsletter https://cuelearning.com.au/contact/
And you can get even more amazing teaching resources, right now, at...
In this week's episode, literacy expert Sharon Callen talks about how to identify and utilise literature on complex issues to enrich student experiences.
This is important for teachers for a range of reasons.
Helping students to appreciate literary texts and to create their own literary texts enriches their understanding of human experiences and the capacity for language to deepen those experiences.
It builds students’ knowledge about how language can be used for aesthetic ends, to create particular emotional, intellectual or philosophical effects.
Students learn to interpret, appreciate, evaluate and create literary texts such as short stories, novels, poetry, prose, plays, film and multimodal texts, in spoken, print and digital/online forms.
It is important for students to recognise texts as having enduring artistic and cultural value drawn from the world and Australian literature. These include the oral narrative traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, texts from Asia, texts from Australia’s immigrant cultures and texts of the students’ choice.
In this episode, Sharon focuses on picture books for F-3 students, identifying key authors and illustrators with a background in psychology. They unpack complex issues in a relatable way for young readers, and cover categories including:
- Raising Writers
- Coping With Change
- Environmental Empathy
- Creativity
Enjoy the episode, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group.
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player.
JOIN CUE LEARNING'S NEXT LIVE WEBINAR!
Find upcoming events here and previous webinars (online video courses) here.
Other matching PDF resources can be found at Teachific.
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
BOOKTOPIA
Raising Writers
- This is Not a Book by Kellie Byrnes
- The Art of Words by Robert Vescio and Jianna Bartel
Coping with Change
- Upside Down Friday by Lana Spasevski and Nicky Johnston
- Pear of Hope by Wendy Shurety
Environmental Empathy
- Growing Pains by Alison McLennan
- Where the Heart Is by Irma Gold
Creativity
- The Box Cars by Robert Vescio
- Up To Something by Katrina McKelvey
Connect with us!
Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracy
Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email [email protected]
The Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning.
Hear from literacy expert and founder of Cue Learning, Sharon Callen, and special guests.
At Cue Learning, our literacy specialists draw on over 30 years of teaching and international consulting experience to deliver world-class learning solutions. We equip, empower and support teachers to become their authentic selves.
To find out about upcoming events, and about how Cue can help you and your school, visit the Cue Learning website http://www.cuelearning.com.au/ and sign up to our newsletter https://cuelearning.com.au/contact/
And you can get even more amazing teaching resources, right now, at...
Previous Episode
The Value Of Independent Reading
Independent reading is crucial to literacy learning but schools and teachers can still struggle to bring it to its full potential. Mark Macleod joins the show to share his insights.
Mark has been involved with children's publishing for over 25 years as a lecturer, publisher, freelance editor, President of the Children's Book Council and now as an author.
Mark published books for young readers and for adults under his own name imprint at Hodder Headline and was Project Manager of 'My Favourite Book' for ABCTV.
Mark is well known as a television and radio presenter, and has won the CBCA Lady Cutler Award and the Australian Publishers Association Pixie O'Harris Award for distinguished services to children's literature.
Mark joins Sharon to talk about:
- His role in research and practice in literacy and education
- Defining independent reading and why it is important
- Independent reading success stories
- How and when to do it
- How to support special needs students
- How to resource and coordinate independent reading in schools
- And much more!
Enjoy the episode, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group.
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player.
JOIN CUE LEARNING'S NEXT LIVE WEBINAR!
Find upcoming events here and previous webinars (online video courses) here.
Other matching PDF resources can be found at Teachific.
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
BOOKTOPIA
The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen
Death Sentence: The Decay of Public Language by Don Watson
Watson's Worst Words by Don Watson
Connect with us!
Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracy
Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email [email protected]
The Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning.
Hear from literacy expert and founder of Cue Learning, Sharon Callen, and special guests.
At Cue Learning, our literacy specialists draw on over 30 years of teaching and international consulting experience to deliver world-class learning solutions. We equip, empower and support teachers to become their authentic selves.
To find out about upcoming events, and about how Cue can help you and your school, visit the Cue Learning website http://www.cuelearning.com.au/ and sign up to our newsletter https://cuelearning.com.au/contact/
And you can get even more amazing teaching resources, right now, at Teachific https://www.teachific.com.au/.
To make sure you don’t miss any literacy learning tips and insights, please subscribe to our show on your favourite podcast player.
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Next Episode
Improving School Results Through Coaching With Bobbie Cameron
School leaders are always looking for new models and ways to get better teaching results. In the hope of finding a quick and easy fix, some will choose to adopt programs. But many of these 'out of the box' programs come with many limitations and often don't deliver on the promised fast results. Is there a better way?
As we explore this, we look to Melbourne where literacy and educational outcomes have been broadly excellent. This is where education consultant Bobbie Cameron has been making an impact.
Bobbie began her career in education more than 15 years ago with a Bachelor of Education (Hons) and has a vast array of experience in the public education sector, firstly as a classroom teacher across all year levels, then a Leading Teacher and Assistant Principal. Bobbie launched her successful consultancy in 2017 and hasn't looked back, and was one of the 2018 Master Literacy Trainers for BASTOW for the Melbourne/Maribyrnong Network.
In this episode, Bobbie joins Sharon and Phil to talk about:
- Victoria’s great Naplan gains
- Top tips for coaching teachers
- How to turn results around in schools
- The ideal coaching/consultancy model to create great change
- Programs vs Professional Development
- Favourite ways of working with principals
And much more!
Enjoy the episode, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group.
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player.
JOIN CUE LEARNING'S NEXT LIVE WEBINAR!
Find upcoming events here and previous webinars (online video courses) here.
Other matching PDF resources can be found at Teachific.
RESOURCES RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE
TEACHIFIC
Consistent Lesson Structure - Planner The Consistent Lesson Structure and Planner are effective literacy block planning tools using the 'Gradual Release of Responsibility' model. They allow for great flexibility when integrating all aspects of literacy - Reading, Writing and Word Work.
See the video (8 mins) to view how a Year 4,5,6 teacher uses it effectively in her classroom: https://youtu.be/LeaaFfL3z5M
Connect with us!
Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracy
Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email [email protected]
The Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning.
Hear from literacy experts and founders of Cue Learning, Sharon Callen, and special guests.
At Cue Learning, our literacy specialists draw on over 30 years of teaching and international consulting experience to deliver world-class learning solutions. We equip, empower and support teachers to become their authentic selves.
To find out about upcoming events, and about how Cue can help you and your school, visit the Cue Learning website http://www.cuelearning.com.au/ and sign up to our newsletter https://cuelearning.com.au/contact/
And you can get even more amazing teaching resources, right now, at Teachific https://www.teachific.com.au/.
To make sure you don’t miss any literacy learning tips and insights, please subscribe to our show on your favourite podcast player.
MORE INFORMATION AT A GLANCE:
- Visit cuelearning.com.au
- Subscribe to the Teacher’...
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