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We have realised how important it is to have inquiry topics that are connected to our everyday life. Birds have been great because there are plenty of resources and there are birds around us everyday. Makes it much easier to connect with new vocabulary.

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We have realised how important it is to have inquiry topics that are connected to our everyday life. Birds have been great because there are plenty of resources and there are birds around us everyday. Makes it much easier to connect with new vocabulary.

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PLG is awesome...sharing ideas with other kaiako....new ideas etc.

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PLG is awesome...sharing ideas with other kaiako....new ideas etc.

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Listen to the children...they know what they want to write about...this will motivate them to write!

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Listen to the children...they know what they want to write about...this will motivate them to write!

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It's nice to have some fun....take a break from being a grouch.

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It's nice to have some fun....take a break from being a grouch.

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Having integrated learning opportunities (i.e. having inquiry readings) helps students build reading ability without them even noticing.

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Bird inquiry is a great context for tuning in readers

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Bird inquiry is a great context for tuning in readers

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Spending time focusing on the skills involved with getting each aspect of a task done well rather than rushing through to complete the whole thing

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Spending time focusing on the skills involved with getting each aspect of a task done well rather than rushing through to complete the whole thing

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CAP trends: misconceptions around punctuation. Not able to identify purpose.
Also misconceptions between letters and words

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Stronger links between reading and writing mean students have a better sense of purpose, more success!

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Importance of shorter and more frequent reading lessons

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Importance of shorter and more frequent reading lessons

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I have learnt how important it is to make sure you keep challenging the kids with higher levels of texts to read.

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I have learnt how important it is to make sure you keep challenging the kids with higher levels of texts to read.

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Giving students oral language opportunities about a native bird - what they can see using picture prompts to describe a bird e.g., kereru has been POWERFUL! Students record a sentence each on a strip of paper and then sort the sentences (e.g., first sentence, second sentence, final sentence etc) to create a paragraph to describe what the kereru looks like had students ENGAGED, FOCUSED & ON TASK!!!

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Using clapping to sound out the parts of the words to help with spelling of unknown words. Using AFOL strategies to engage with group. Using different texts as prompts and their prior knowledge

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Word work is an important part of a reading lesson - gives students the opportunity to practise using analogy which can be applied at difficulty in their own reading

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Importance of practising the right prompts and getting them right and consistent for when they are at difficulty or didn't notice an error they made

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Importance of practising the right prompts and getting them right and consistent for when they are at difficulty or didn't notice an error they made

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I have figured out (through a lovely professional discussion with a colleague) that in readingsometimes it's better to simply tell and discuss new vocabulary rather than make the students struggle over every unknown word. 

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I have figured out (through a lovely professional discussion with a colleague) that in readingsometimes it's better to simply tell and discuss new vocabulary rather than make the students struggle over every unknown word. 

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Focus needs to be placed on fluency, phrasing and expression from an early stage as this is something students take a long time to grasp

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Sometimes working 1-1 with young readers can help them make more progress as they don't have to listen to others in the group who are also reading aloud (can be confusing)

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Sometimes working 1-1 with young readers can help them make more progress as they don't have to listen to others in the group who are also reading aloud (can be confusing)

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It is good to observe other people's practise as it gives us ideas for our own students

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Challenging students is not scary for students when they've been put into groups where they feel safe.

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Writing programmes need to be fluent and adaptable

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Writing programmes need to be fluent and adaptable

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Found this much better than the groupings in terms of seeing all my kids and giving them individual attention.
* Really clear learning intentions in kids speak and peer/self assessment have been powerful in them understanding what they need to use/do for their writing

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Strong home-school links help build confidence in and pleasure of reading

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Strong home-school links help build confidence in and pleasure of reading

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SPELLING is easy to teach if I LISTEN... 

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SPELLING is easy to teach if I LISTEN... 

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To talk to the student about the process they went through to try to spell the word - not just correct it. LISTEN and HEAR what they are doing when they spell a word, that will be the fastest way to make them better. I learned this from Leytia Leota Professional learning afternoon