Keeping Kids Keen: Nurturing MultiLiteracies in the Early Years

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Keeping Kids Keen Nurturing Multi-Literacies in
the Early Years

• Using ICTs, Investigation and Play to support
  the development of literacy skills in Prep and
  Year 1 settings.
• Presenters Valerie Rogers
• Lynelle Whittaker

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Welcome to our place
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Our influences.

• Early Years Curriculum Guidelines
• The value of play for learning
• Philosophy of Reggio Emilia beliefs and
  practices documenting childrens thinking.
• Professional Development Literacy Training,
  workshops conferences
• The importance of oral language
• Cultures of Thinking Thinking Routines

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Key Factors of Support

• Staff professional dialogue, whole P-2,
  continuity of practices
• Administration PD, classroom environment,
  teaching practices.
• Families and community values expectations,
  culture, donations.

• Test Results
• Flexible Timetabling
• Shared resources across our rooms

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Projects Belonging SpaceScientistsZoo
ProjectDiscovery Room
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Belonging

• Family photos
• Siblings and friends reading at lunch time
• Parents involved in projects gardeningphoto
  book
• Taking care of environment Powerpoint Alea
  Conference\Friday Jobs Learning Story.doc
• Digital Projects with Buddies Asking children
  what
• they think and recording it. Powerpoint Alea
  Conference\Patrick Copy (5) of Thinking Routine
  NSEW.doc
• Digital Games using photos and names

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Space

• Learning Story 2008\2008 Learning
  Stories\Space.doc
• PhotoStory Powerpoint Alea Conference\Space
  Stories

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Zoo Project

• Powerpoint Alea Conference\Kookaburra -
  Natasha.ppt
• Poster made with children.

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Discovery Room
Magnets video Discovery Room Book
Big book for recording
thinking
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Play the name game
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Who is this?
Place childs photo here
Kiara
Sally
Mary
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Try Again
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YAHOO!
Question 2
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Using ICTs to support oral language development

• Some of our examples
• Daily Slideshow
• Using the light machine to explore,
• investigate, think and wonder.

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Research and Share
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Photo Stories - Maths StoriesPowerpoint Alea
Conference\Maths Stories
- Getting on Together
- Investigating Stories Powerpoint Alea
Conference\Investigation photo stories
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Using ICTs as a stimulus for writing and recording
Videos hoops, musical instruments, pass the
parcel Powerpoint Alea Conference\Hoops
Video Powerpoint Alea Conference\Hoops Video Ava
and Declan CD stories listen then draw Photos -
Making posters, making books Powerpoint Alea
Conference\Stay safe at school posters 2008.doc
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Using ICTs for Reflection
Photo Explanation (hyperlink Video Explanation
(hyperlink)
Photo stories Reflections Powerpoint Alea
Conference\Noah's Reflections.wmvPowerpoint Alea
Conference\Tahliya's Reflections.wmv Movie
Memories.
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• Using ICTs for our reflections photo
  fileslearning storiesmaking posters
  transcripts Powerpoint Alea Conference\Mothers
  Day Tea Party thoughts transcript.doc

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For usIts all about Balance..
Negotiated curriculum Child-initiated Playful
learning adult directed, provision of
experiences for a specific purpose ICTs
Focussed Teaching Learning Teacher
initiated Play-filled learning
child-directed, provision of environment only for
free choice of play Print, books, kits