„Literacy Education

through Teaching Effective

Reading Strategies“

LETTERSKaunas Rokai gymnasium (Lithuania)

Colegiul National „Vasile Alecsandri“ Galati (Romania)

Istituto Tecnico Tecnologico G. Malafarina (Italy)

LETTERS main gaol

To develop reading competencies and critical thinking, through the comprehension strategies that are used in the partner countries school, in the context of plurilingual and international education.

The students‘ age – 16-17 years.

LETTERS objects

To master the good experience of the

comprehension strategies that is used

in the partner countries schools.

To try recommended comprehension

strategies that are used in the partner

countries schools through analysing

informative, epic and drama texts.

LETTERS objects

To visualize the analyzed text through using various information technologies.

To present visualizations of analyzed text during the transnational training time and to discuss advantages and disadvantages of used comprehension strategies.

LETTERS objects

To try the application of comprehension

strategies in plurilingual and multicultural

classes during the transnational training time.

To distinguish the most effective strategies in the

international context and to prepare the

methodological publication in English language

"The application of text comprehension

strategies: international practice".

The objectives M1

To discuss organization of A1, A2, A3

activities at partnership schools.

To discuss ways of organization of

transnational trainings C1, C2, C3.

The objectives M1

To discuss organizational questions of informative events E1, E2, E3 for local communities.

To come to the final arrangements for the publicity of results and the project itself.

To discuss the ways of presenting information about the project on eTwinning and Facebook.

The objectives M1

To discuss the ways of presenting results of project stages – methodical recommendations O1/A1, O2/A2, O3/A3.

To envisage the structure of methodical publication “The application of comprehension strategies: international practice”.

The objectives M1

To prepare questionnaires for pupils,

teachers, parents; to anticipate the number

of respondents, to agree on methodology

and form of results presentation.

To discuss the risk management plan.

The activities and dates Italy Romania Lithuania

A1

Informative text

2017.11 – 2018.02

A2

Epic text

2018.04 – 2018.09

A3

Drama text

2018.11 – 2019.04

C1

Transnational meeting in

Italy (E1)

2018.03

C2

Transnational meeting in

Romania (E2)

2018.10

C3

Transnational meeting in

Lithuania (E3)

2019.05

The results of

questionnaire fulfilled by

school‘s community

2019.09

The results of

questionnaire fulfilled by

school‘s community

2019.09

The summarized results of

questionnaire from all the

schools

2019.10

The final product „The

Application of

Comprehension Strategies:

International Practise“

2019.11

Responsibilities and works to do

Each school is responsible for the

organization of the particular project

stage.

The participating school will suggest not

only the text to analyze, but also the

strategies that will be applied and used by

the partnership schools.

Responsibilities and works to do

The participating school will organize

transnational trainings and information

event for local community.

The participating school will quiz

questionnaire for school community in

order to evaluate the effect and benefit

of the project.

Responsibilities and works to do

The participating school will also prepare the announcement for media about the results of the project (in national and English language).

The participating school will prepare the methodical recommendations of the application of text comprehension strategies (in national and English language) for the methodical publication “The Application of Comprehension Strategies: InternationalPractice”.

The work will be organizes in two levels

Level I.

The work with text and methodical

material for analysis sent from the

partners at each school that participates

in the project LETTERS. It is planned to

involve 2 – 3 classes (30 – 60 pupils).

The work will be organizes in two levels

Level II.

Work during transnational trainings. During these trainings the pupils from partnership schools work in international teams and analyze new text suggested by the host country.

There will be three transnational Learning/Teaching/Training activities: C1 in Italy, C2 in Romania, C3 in Lithuania.

A1 Stage

A1. Analysis of informative text (article,

reportage) applying text comprehension

strategies.

A1.1. School from Italy chooses informative

text written by a native writer (in English).

A1.2. School from Italy describes the text

comprehension strategies that they recommend

to use while analyzing the text.

A1 Stage

A1.3. The text and methodical recommendations

are presented (LETTERS Facebook, eTwining) to

partnership schools (Lithuania, Romania).

A1.4. The text is analyzed according to

methodology using particular text comprehension

strategies in the partnership schools (Italy,

Romania, Lithuania).

A1.5. The partnership schools (Italy, Romania,

Lithuania) prepare visual material using "Mind

map", "Concept map" or other graphic forms.

A2 Stage

A2. Analysis of epic text (story, short story,

fable) applying text comprehension strategies.

A2.1. School from Romania chooses epic text

written by a native writer (in English).

A2.2. School from Romania describes the text

comprehension strategies that they

recommend to use while analyzing the text.

A2 Stage

A2.3. The text and methodical recommendations are presented (LETTERS Facebook, eTwining) to partnership schools (Italy, Lithuania).

A2.4. The text is analyzed according to methodology using particular text comprehension strategies in the partnership schools (Italy, Romania, Lithuania).

A2.5. The partnership schools (Italy, Romania, Lithuania) prepare visual material or presentation of the epic text using Power Point and highlighting their ethic colours and cultural context.

A3 Stage

A3. Analysis of drama text (scenario, theatre

play) applying text comprehension strategies.

A3.1. School from Lithuania chooses drama

text written by a native writer (in English).

A3.2. School from Lithuania describes the text

comprehension strategies that they recommend

to use while analyzing the text.

A3 Stage

A3.3. The text and methodical recommendations

are presented (LETTERS Facebook, eTwining) to

partnership schools (Italy, Romania).

A3.4. The text is analyzed according to

methodology using particular text comprehension

strategies in the partnership schools (Italy,

Romania, Lithuania).

A3.5. The partnership schools (Italy, Romania,

Lithuania) prepare drama text pageant highlighting

their ethic colours and cultural context.

What else to be done?

Create a group on

Facebook

Create a project on

eTwining

Transnational meetings:

students will be hosted in families,

teachers will stay in hotels.

Country Trans.

meeting

Teachers

number

Students

number

Lithuania C1 2 5

Romania C1 2 5

Lithuania C2 2 5

Italy C2 2 5

Romiana C3 2 5

Italy C3 2 5