The Value Of Independent Reading
09/19/21 • 67 min
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!
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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
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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/
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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.
MORE INFORMATION AT A GLANCE:
- Visit cuelearning.com.au
- Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts or join on Apple Podcasts here
- Contact admin@cuelearning.com.au
- Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group...
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Finding the right books is one thing, teachers also want to know how to make these texts a central part of their teaching,
Teachers need to give students access to ‘just right’ information books for independent reading and writing and connect it to reading, writing and word work.
Upper primary school teacher Giselle joins Sharon Callen to share key insights, including:
- What do you search for to find great information books?
- How do students access these books easily in the classroom?
- How can students find ‘just right’ information books?
- What are some successful ways you use these types of books in Mini Lessons?
- How have the books supported the students in independent reading and writing?
- How to explore the three text features of informational texts (see blog https://cuelearning.com.au/explore-the-three-text-features-of-informational-texts/ and podcast episode https://the-teachers-tool-kit-for-literacy.simplecast.com/episodes/reading-like-a-writer-informational-texts)
And much more!
Enjoy the episode, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group.
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- Non Fiction Poster: Graphic Feature - Cutaway, Yrs 3-6
- Non Fiction Posters - full range, Yrs K-2 and Yrs 3-6
- Tally Charts: Non Fiction Text Features
- Reading Tools: Good Reader Poster - Non Fiction Set, Yrs K-6
- Reading Journal Prompts: Non Fiction - Did You Know? Yrs 3-4
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- DK: The Sports Book
- A Seed is Sleepy, An Egg is Quiet, A Rock is Lively
- This is Our World: From Alaska to the Amazon, Meet 20 Children Just Like You by Tracy Turner and Asa Gilland
- Amazing Treasures: 100+ Objects and Places That Will Boggle Your Mind by David Long
- Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia
- The Street Beneath My Feet, The Skies Above My Eyes, The Wonder of My World
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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/
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