Dani's Reflective Journal 2022

  Vocabulary There are so many key aspects I want to make sure I include in my literacy programme for Term 3. The morphology components are covered in our spelling programme which is awesome but I want to make it more available by making a display with. the rules and sounds we have learnt already this year. I will also reintroduce a word wall to my class which I haven't done for a while.  I love the vocabulary activities that were provided today. I will be including these in my reading programme for sure! I will be doing a total overhaul of my literacy programme to make sure my students are getting best bang for their buck. I will be updating my timetable to become a revolving one to cater for those who come late or have other commitments throughout the day and making sure the timetable has ample time for things such as SSR, word work, shared reading... I rate myself a 3/5 for the vocab maintenance check.  Building Word Consciousness

  Planning a reading programme: Build a consistent reading timetable that is structured and helps to build student agency (independence). I used to have this up and running so well in my classroom. This year has been full of disruption but needs to be sorted ASAP as it will help students to focus more on tasks and know where they are with their learning - giving them some structure. Language Features Toolkit - I have been building something similar this term so will be checking this out for ideas! Working Smarter - Not Harder! Create sites that are theme based where all of the activities and texts are located and set up so they can be used year after year. Use SSR time to read texts for the following week. Teacher Timetabling - how to do things smarter to have the most impact on learners. Important piece is reading allowed with competency to model to students what good reading should look like.  Non Negotiables Monitoring and tracking The accountability of task completion sho...