Literacy Strategies – Cranbourne Secondary College PEDAGOGY TOOLBOX

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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…

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Readers’ Theatre

Description: In an activity based on the Readers’ Theatre strategy, groups of students are assigned a text excerpt to present to their peers. As opposed to presenting skits of the…

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Town Hall

Description: This teaching strategy mimics the process of a town hall meeting, where community members take the floor to share their perspective on a topic of concern. Using this format,…

Critical and Creative Thinking…

PCQ (Pros, Cons, Questions)

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This strategy will help students to: PCQ is a basic tool used by the critical thinker to analyse any situation before deciding whether or not to support it. The PCQ…

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Literacy Think Aloud

This strategy will help students to: Uncover their own thinking processes as they learn and understand a concept. Implementation: As a student reads a text or performs a task ask…

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Top Three List

This strategy will help students to: Consolidate their understanding of current content. Implementation: Mid way through or at the end of the lesson ask students to make a list that…

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Save the Last Word for Me!

This strategy will help students to: Prepare to meaningfully participate in collaborative discussions Implementation: Choose two passages of text that do not require extensive introductions before they are read aloud.…

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Think Alouds

This strategy will help students to: Prepare students to surface their own thinking processes as they learn and understand a new concept, skill or strategy Make thinking transparent Implementation:…

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Collaborative Posters

This strategy will help students to: Express their ideas, values, and beliefs Apply listening and speaking skills Solve problems and identify solutions Implementation: Students work with peers to create a…

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‘Flash’

This strategy will help students to: Revise subject content Consolidate their own thinking Show respect and value for the skills, experiences, creativity, and contributions of group members. Implementation: 1.The teacher…