tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25497373267826634.post8878922530996139729..comments2023-06-07T01:46:58.330-07:00Comments on Our journey @ Gilberthorpe: Building Blocks To LITERACYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05780130060818842928noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25497373267826634.post-53091940459507555092016-06-12T23:44:11.139-07:002016-06-12T23:44:11.139-07:00It was a little bit different for me going to this...It was a little bit different for me going to this session as I think I was able to benefit more, having no experience whatsoever with the Barbara Brann building blocks framework previous to this. Although as we continue to hear about the first day and all the different things she went over I do agree it seems like we missed out on a bit. I also agree it would be awesome to see her work with our kids as they have quite a different skill level than the students we saw. Upon reflection Barbara did show us a lot of the same thing and just extended upon this same area. So I am interested to see the videos and hear more about this first day from Rebecca and Alison. I think that the videos we have already watched were very beneficial and showed me more about casey the caterpillar especially which was great.<br /><br />I think there were so many great things about the day however, like I loved the way she talked about the learning journey and how she was also all about the students. Encouraging all of us to create an adaptive programme from her framework that was responsive only to the learner and their needs so it is not about us as teachers. She also talked about assessment being a yes or a no, you either can do something or you can’t. I thought this was interesting because I know that I am definitely guilty of putting a mostly category in the middle there a lot of the time. <br /><br />By far the most important thing about the day though was that Barbara’s list of skills was a framework that should look different in every school. Because it is about the skills that underpin it not how you implement the tasks so the students can complete the skills. The other most important thing for her, which you have talked about is that literacy must be Connected, Contextualised, and it must Challenge. It makes to connect all literacy skills as they all fit so well together, and as Barbara said they don’t all exist in little separate boxes. It really made me think about how much I focus on the disciplines separately and how I need to start connecting the skills being learnt in reading, writing, and maths and see how I can fit these together. Contextualising was a really interesting part for me as she gave the example of using high frequency word cards. So for example, you teach the students how to say “the” and how to read it off a flashcard. But really when you think about it when do you ever pronounce it so perfectly? She describe “the” as a blip word when you speak out loud it’s really just a blip along the way. So do students actually realise that the word “the” they read off their card is this blip of a word that we say, and do they recognise the word when they see it in the story or is it something that they can only recognise in the isolated context of a flashcard. Finally challenge, I need to challenge myself and challenge my students in order to really create the best learning possible for them. Because teaching is all about them and not me!Nicole Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324777079300304591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25497373267826634.post-70505070257173069792016-06-11T14:30:58.108-07:002016-06-11T14:30:58.108-07:00Thanks for sharing this Sam. It is always good to...Thanks for sharing this Sam. It is always good to get different view points. It can also be difficult when you haven't seen first hand how things work and struggle to relate and connect with it. It might be good for you to seek out more information and examples of how her work is being implemented and tweak what you can to help your learners tick off these 400 skills. I'd like a list of those skills. As a senior hub we are going to look at this framework so will be interested in when Barbara visits again. Keep on keeping on.Lee-Anne Wahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940541198384808074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25497373267826634.post-42358308891401525622016-06-09T20:59:20.988-07:002016-06-09T20:59:20.988-07:00Hi Sam. It certainly sounds like you have mixed em...Hi Sam. It certainly sounds like you have mixed emotions about the day. I am glad that you were able to see the programme in action and learn more about the level of complexity of the programme and its benefits. I think your comments about seeing her work with some more lower achieving students are very valid, perhaps suggest this to Lisa so that she can pass on?<br />I would be keen to hear from Rebecca and Alison about how their day was different, have they shared this with you?Mr Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155659314545443385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25497373267826634.post-90764381755615492092016-06-08T02:22:28.831-07:002016-06-08T02:22:28.831-07:00Wow 400 skills! That is a lot - you can see how so...Wow 400 skills! That is a lot - you can see how some of our students miss things in translation (ESOL in particular!). Being contextualised makes so much sense - too often we are seeing students who can not transfer the skills we are teaching between subjects! Gosh if she could use our students as a model that would be soooo cool! It's unfortunate that you did not get to see a similar lesson - but then again no two lessons are ever the same! Miss Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712939406523389236noreply@blogger.com