literacy Resources
This area of the contains a range of resources and materials to support the development, planning and teaching of all aspects of literacy.
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Assessment| Assessing My Reading (1) |  |
| Assessing My Reading (2) | |
| Assessing My Reading (3) | |
| Assessing My Writing | |
| "Can Do" Statements | |
| Class Monitoring Sheet | |
| Differentiating by Task or Question in Reading | |
| Early Reading Behaviours | |
| My Learning Journey | |
| My Learning Journey (coloured) | |
| Oracy Assessment Sheets | |
| Peer Assessment – Drama and Role-play | |
| Peer Assessment – Group Work | |
| Peer Assessment - Presentations | |
| Quick Guide to Progression between Levels – Oracy | |
| Thinking About your Drama Work | |
| Talk Interview | |
| Thinking About My Accuracy | |
| Thinking about My Reading (1) | |
| Thinking about My Reading (2) | |
| Thinking about My Reading (3) | |
| Thinking about My Reading (4) | |
| Thinking About Group Work | |
| Thinking About Your Talking | |
| Thinking About Your Presentations | |
| Self–Assessment – Group Work | |
Developing ThinkingHow to develop thinking and Assessment for Learning (AfL) |
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Skills framework for 3 to 19-year-olds in Wales |
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Why develop thinking and assessment for learning? |
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Philosophy for Children (P4C) |
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| P4C Picture Books | |
| Socratic Questions | |
Thinking Actively in a Social Context (TASC) |
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| TASC Fans | |
| TASC Infant Fans | |
| TASC Placemat (A3) | |
| TASC Planning Sheet with Thinking Skills Statements | |
| TASC Presentation |  |
Effective Teaching Approach| Analysing Fiction and Poetry | |
| Bay Book Award Winners | |
| Clues Chart | |
| Effective Teaching Approach | |
| Feelings Fan | |
| Feelings Scale | |
| Fiction or Non-fiction? | |
| Guided Reading Prompts for the Foundation Phase | |
| Internet Site Review | |
| My Learning Journey (coloured) | |
| Questions for Guided Reading of Fiction in KS2 | |
| Looking at Reviews | |
| Note taking grid | |
| Quads Grid | |
| Reading Sentence Stems | |
| My spelling Journal | |
| Spelling Tips | |
| Teaching sequence for effective Literacy teaching. | |
| Writing Checklist (1) | |
| Writing Checklist (2) | |
Film |
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| Camera Shot Fans | |
| Developing a wider literacy - the links between books and film | |
| Moving Image Skills Ladder | |
Narrative |
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| Atmosphere Flick Flack | |
| Character Rating Sheet | |
| Key points in a story | |
| Narrative | |
| Role on the wall (1) | |
| Role on the wall (2) | |
| Story Fans | |
| Story Mountain | |
| Wanted Poster | |
Role Play |
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| Fab Vocab Poster | |
| Scenario Cards: Hannah Goes to War | |
| Scenario Cards: Percy the Park Keeper | |
| Scenario Cards: Travel Agency | |
| Scenario Cards: Victorians | |
| Scenario Cards: World War II | |
| Scenario Cards: World War II Museum | |
Language Across The Curriculum| Anticipation Guide | |
| Directed Activities Related to Texts (DARTS) Booklet | |
| Key Stage 2 Research: A 6 Step Guide | |
| KWL Grid | |
| Note taking grid | |
| Overview of Text Types | |
| Quads Grid | |
| Text Type Skeletons | |
| True or False? | |
Argument and Persuasion |
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| Writing Continuum – Argument and Persuasion | |
| Argument and Persuasion | |
| Argument and Persuasion Chatterbox | |
| Informal Debate Board | |
Explanation |
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| Writing-frame for Explanation Writing | |
| Writing Continuum – Explanation Writing | |
| Talk for writing: Explanation talk frame | |
Instructions |
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| Instruction Activities (1) | |
| Instruction Activities (2) | |
| Instructions Talk frame | |
| Writing Continuum – Instructional Writing | |
Recount |
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| News telling grid | |
| Recount Activities | |
| Writing Continuum – Recount Writing | |
| Recount Fan (1) | |
| Recount Fan (2) | |
| Recount Key Questions | |
| Recount My News | |
Report |
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| Report Activites | |
| Writing Continuum – Report Writing | |
| Talk for writing: Report writing | |
Management| Action Plan for Literacy | |
| Cycle of Monitoring | |
| Drilling down beneath the data | |
| English in the National Curriculum for Wales | |
| Language, Literacy and Communication Skills | |
| SHARING GOOD PRACTICE IN DEVELOPING PUPILS’ LITERACY SKILLS | |
| What does our KS1 and KS2 data tell me? | |
More Able and Talented| Guidance Booklet (24th March, 2010) | |
| Meeting the Challenge (WAG) | |
| More able and talented learners (ESTYN) | |
Oracy| Talk for writing: Group roles | |
| Group Work Cards | |
| SCAFFOLDING LEARNING THROUGH TALK: GUIDANCE MATERIALS | |
| My Talk Diary | |
| Oracy Record | |
| Drama – making it work in the classroom | |
| Speaking and Listening Behaviours Chart | |
| Talking Wheels | |
Parents| Curiosity Kits Information Sheet | |
| Top Tips For Boys | |
| Top Tips for developing enthusiastic readers! | |
| Top Tips for Helping with Writing | |
| Traffic Lights Bookmarks | |
Skills Progression| Writing poetry: Writing Flier 3 | |
| Narrative Continuum | |
| Spelling Bank (NLS) | |
| Poetry Continuum | |
| Poetry: Some Ideas | |
| Skills Ladder: Oracy (Feb 2011) | |
| Skills Ladder: Reading (Feb 2011) | |
| Skills Ladder: Writing (Feb 2011) | |
| Support for Spelling (DfES) | |
Letters and Sounds |
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| Letters and Sounds (Phase 1) | |
| Letters and Sounds (Phase 2) | |
| Letters and Sounds (Phase 3) | |
| Letters and Sounds (Phase 4) | |
| Letters and Sounds (Phase 5) | |
| Letters and Sounds (Phase 6) | |
