Literacy Strategies – Cranbourne Secondary College PEDAGOGY TOOLBOX

Literacy Strategies

Read Aloud

20 Apr 202325 Apr 2023

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Literacy Strategies

Quick Write

20 Apr 202321 Apr 2023

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Literacy Strategies

Vocabulary Cube

This strategy will help students to: help students to learn and understand key vocabulary in your subject. Implementation: There are many ways in which a teacher could implement this strategy.…

Graphic Organisers…

Cornell Notes

This strategy will allow students to: Comprehend what they are reading but also It asks the readers to ‘dig deep’ into texts, to ensure they develop a deep understanding of…

Critical and Creative Thinking…

Anticipation Guide

This Strategy will help students to: Have a purpose for reading Develop curiosity and interest in a topic Encourage them predictions and verify their predictions Anticipate what they are about to read Implementation:…

Critical and Creative Thinking…

Group Grid Of Knowledge

11 Oct 202011 Oct 2020

This strategy will help students to: Generate ideas around a question or topicencourage collaboration and team problem solvingincrease accountability and involvement in own learning. Implementation: Allocate each student to a…

Critical and Creative Thinking…

Literacy Strategies To Engage Students With Content In Any Subject.

22 Aug 202023 Aug 2020

Formative Assessment…

Exit Tickets

15 Jul 202015 Jul 2020

Information Sourced From: Reading Rockets Exit slips are written student responses to questions teachers pose at the end of a class or lesson. These quick, informal assessments enable teachers to…

Critical and Creative Thinking…

Hot Potato

This strategy will help students to: demonstrate their prior knowledge about a topic This strategy will help teachers to: Formatively assess student readiness to learn a particular skill Implementation:…

Critical and Creative Thinking…

Silent Discussions (Big Paper)

Description: This discussion strategy uses writing and silence as tools to help students explore a topic in depth. In a Big Paper discussion, students write out their responses to a…