Literacy Newsletter TERM 4 2019

Literacy
Newsletter

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Term 4 has arrived!

We hope the holiday break was fun and you managed to do lots of exciting things with family and
friends
– AFL Grand Final and the Perth Royal Show are always two of the mainstays of the October holidays.

Term 4 is usually consumed with end of year celebrations and getting ready to write reports. Always a
busy time.

The AISWA Literacy team continues to provide PL. Sharp Reading workshops are being offered here at
the AISWA Osborne Park offices whilst Productive talk: Fabulous writing is coming to Albany.

If you would like any Literacy support in Term 4 or are thinking about PL in 2020 please don’t hesitate
to contact any of us.

Kerry Handley [email protected]

Jill Buckrell [email protected]

Pat Kershaw [email protected]

Chris Witt [email protected]

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AISWA PL Courses / Workshops

SharpReading Courses—Hurry Registrations Closing Soon!

Sharp Reading Comprehension
Strategy Instruction

Thursday 24 August 2019
For more information and to
register please click HERE

Productive Talk : Fabulous writing courses in ALBANY Week 2

Writing is a requirement of all learning areas, as highlighted in the General Capabilities: Literacy.
This full day workshop is applicable to all primary and secondary teachers.

Productive talk: Fabulous writing Productive talk: Fabulous
(Talk: Essential for good writing) writing (Talk: Essential for good
PRIMARY (ALBANY) writing) SECONDARY (ALBANY)

Wednesday 23rd October 2019 Thursday 24th October 2019
For more information and to For more information and to
register please click HERE register please click HERE

AISWA Secondary English (ATAR focus) Network Meeting.

click HERE Secondary English Networking
Day (English and Literature
ATAR)

Thursday 31st October 2019
For more information and to
register please click HERE

Adolescent Engagement and Success Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy

Adolescent Engagement and Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy
Success
Tuesday 12th November 2019
Thursday 7th November 2019 For more information and to
For more information and to register please click HERE
register please click HERE

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Information

The Kate Mullin Association has decided to extend the due date for
applications for their prestigious Teacher Award to Thursday 7 November.

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Additional Information Term 4

English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) Progress Map

Who are EAL/D students?

English as an additional language or dialect learners are those students who speak a language or
dialect other than Standard Australian English (SAE) as their first language and therefore require
targeted, structured and explicit
language support to develop their SAE competency.

What is the EAL/D Progress Map?

The EAL/D Progress Map is a Western Australian planning, monitoring and assessment tool that can
be used for all students requiring support in developing SAE who come from culturally and

linguistically diverse backgrounds whether arriving from
overseas or born in Australia.

The Map describes student progress across four modes -
listening, speaking, reading and viewing, and writing in
each phase of

learning. The phases of learning are

Early Childhood K- 2

Middle Childhood Yrs 3-6

Secondary Yrs 7-12
- Early Adolescence 7-10
- Late Adolescence 11/12
The map can be downloaded from:
https://watesol.org.au › eald-progress-maps

Want any more information, contact Kerry Handley:
[email protected]

WATESOL Members Did you know?

Are able to borrow: If you or your school is a member of the Westralian
• as an individual up to 20 items Association for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
• as part of an institutional membership – Languages (WATESOL) then you are able to borrow
resources from
2 members from the institution can
borrow up to 20 items per individual Statewide Services Resource and Information Centre
Giles Avenue, Padbury, 6025.
Teachers can borrow resources for ten weeks
at a time.

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PL Term 4

CREATIVITY AND THE FUTURE OF WORK

WHY CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY AND PROBLEM-SOLVING CAPABILITIES MATTER IN AN AGE OF AI

The Bendat Parent and Community Centre If you are a parent, educator, or you manage people
Auditorium, 36 Dodd Street, Wembley in the workplace, this event hosted by FORM is for
you.
Wednesday 23 October, 2019 6-7.30pm How is the workplace changing, and what are the
essential employability and enterprise skills? How
Places are limited. Register by emailing: can families and schools equip young people to
[email protected] thrive in this new environment?
Backed by years of research into the science of
More information contact learn- learning, international education and creativity
[email protected] expert Professor Bill Lucas gives the low-down on
the ability to develop original solutions, to cope
with unpredictability, to respond positively to
change and to display flexibility of mind.

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PL Term 4 Cont.

2019 Celebrate Reading National Conference
Superb Presenter Line-up!

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PL Term 4 Cont.

Brightpath Community PL

More schools are starting to use Brightpath more often and there is much that we are learning from each other.
From time to time we organise community PL to bring schools together to share their experiences, insights and
advice.

We have a great PL organised for the 4th November.
Reflecting on our school’s approach to implementing Brightpath
What we did, what we have learnt, what we would do differently and how Brightpath is helping us.

Presenters: Bronwyn Jones and Di Filmer from Kensington Primary School
Lisa Yensch from Mel Maria Catholic Primary School
Brightpath: Next Steps

The Brightpath Next Steps project was initiated by AISWA to help teachers nurture and develop students’ writing
skills using literature and a focus on language, storytelling, character and the creative process. AISWA has
developed wonderful resources to help teachers foreground literature in their teaching of writing.

Presenters: Ron Gorman from AISWA, Julia Creasy from Carmel School, and Evelyn Temmen from Trinity College
Great resources ideas
Chrissy Marcelli from West Leeming Primary school will display the resources she has developed to help her use
Brightpath formatively with her students
And much more… There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.
So come along and get tips and advice that will help you in
your school.
Tea and Coffee will be served on arrival.

Cost: $55.00 (incl GST) per person

Venue: Telethon Speech and Hearing
Dates: Function Centre

36 Dodd Street, Wembley WA
6014

Monday 4th November 2019

Time: 1.00pm to 4.00pm

To book your place, please click HERE

Or go to https://www.stickytickets.com.au/
and search Brightpath

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PL Term 4 Cont.

LITERACY FOR LEARNING: Tutor training course

Literacy for Learning is a professional development program for teachers in all subject areas that
addresses the fundamental relationship between literacy and successful learning. AISWA will be
hosting a tutor
training course from 26 – 29 November, a four-day intensive train-the-trainer model, which will license
tutors to deliver the teacher course, providing their schools with cost-effective, school-managed
professional learning.
As well as providing participants with tutor skills and training, course content is developed through the
following modules:
1: Language and literacy in teaching and learning
2: Talking our way into literacy
3: Reading and viewing: Making sense of texts
4: Writing texts that work
5: Language for increasing abstraction and technicality
6: Programming and assessing: Setting up successful frameworks
Information about the course: https://lexised.com/courses/literacy-for-learning/
Please register here: https://lexised.com/venues/literacy-for-learning-australian-edition-3/
For further information, please contact Pat Kershaw
E: [email protected]
T: 9441 1637

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Osborne Park WA 6017

+61 (08) 9441 1600

[email protected]
www.ais.wa.edu.au

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