Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

Interactive Teaching Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyStrategies in Literacy

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

Aims for the session:Aims for the session:

• To identify different learning stylesTo identify different learning styles

• To explore how interactive teaching To explore how interactive teaching strategies support all learnersstrategies support all learners

• To share practical ideas for whole class To share practical ideas for whole class teachingteaching

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

Learning StylesLearning Styles• Visual Learners 29% - Visual Learners 29% -

remember images, shapes remember images, shapes and coloursand colours

• Auditory Learners 34% - Auditory Learners 34% - remember voices, sounds remember voices, sounds and musicand music

• Kinaesthetic 37% - remember Kinaesthetic 37% - remember by doing, moving and by doing, moving and touchingtouching

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

Interesting…?Interesting…?

A teacher once commented that virtually all the A teacher once commented that virtually all the children in her “bottom group” appeared to be children in her “bottom group” appeared to be kinaesthetic learners. Almost immediately, she kinaesthetic learners. Almost immediately, she posed the question - was this a coincidence, or posed the question - was this a coincidence, or had they found their way into a “bottom group” had they found their way into a “bottom group” because they had made little progress working because they had made little progress working consistently outside of their preferred learning consistently outside of their preferred learning style?style?

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

The best whole class teaching...The best whole class teaching...

• engages the pupils in their learning;engages the pupils in their learning;• is organised to meet objectives;is organised to meet objectives;• builds on existing skills;builds on existing skills;• draws on repertoire of teaching draws on repertoire of teaching

strategies;strategies;• provides for a range of learning styles;provides for a range of learning styles;• cultivates transferable, independent cultivates transferable, independent

learning.learning.

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

Interactive techniquesInteractive techniques• The whole class session should be interactive, with a The whole class session should be interactive, with a

balance of contributions from teacher and pupils;balance of contributions from teacher and pupils;• Interactive techniques should serve and not detract from Interactive techniques should serve and not detract from

from the objective;from the objective;• Model the technique a number of times before you expect Model the technique a number of times before you expect

the children to use it effectively;the children to use it effectively;• Support pupils who will be less confident by rehearsing, Support pupils who will be less confident by rehearsing,

priming or pairing them;priming or pairing them;• Consider the space you will need if pupils are to move Consider the space you will need if pupils are to move

around comfortably;around comfortably;• Consider how you will distribute, collect, store and protect Consider how you will distribute, collect, store and protect

resourcesresources

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Interactive techniques...Interactive techniques...

• Show Me!Show Me!• Thinking timeThinking time• Paired TalkPaired Talk• Get up and Go!Get up and Go!• DramaDrama

NOT interactive!!

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

ActivityActivity

Complete the ‘Interactive Techniques’ chart.Complete the ‘Interactive Techniques’ chart.

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

Show Me!Show Me!

• WhiteboardsWhiteboards

• FansFans

• CardsCards

• Thumbs Up!Thumbs Up!

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

Thinking TimeThinking Time• Giving pupils time to Giving pupils time to

gather their thoughtsgather their thoughts

• Talk to their neighboursTalk to their neighbours

• Make some notesMake some notes

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

Paired TalkPaired Talk• Tightly focused taskTightly focused task

• Time limitTime limit

• Oral rehearsalOral rehearsal

• Maximum participationMaximum participation

• Recognition for all contributionsRecognition for all contributions

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Discuss with your partner and complete Discuss with your partner and complete this sentence.this sentence.

Interactive teaching is important Interactive teaching is important because...because...

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Get Up and Go!Get Up and Go!

Commits pupils to action and movement:Commits pupils to action and movement:

• Progression in PhonicsProgression in Phonics

• Spelling BankSpelling Bank

• Developing Early WritingDeveloping Early Writing

• Grammar for WritingGrammar for Writing

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DramaDrama• Hot SeatingHot Seating

• Role PlayRole Play

• Freeze FramesFreeze Frames

Author’s chair

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Video Clips - hot seatingVideo Clips - hot seating

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Freeze Frame ActivityFreeze Frame Activity

Extract from:

‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’

J.K. Rowling

Interactive Teaching Strategies in LiteracyThe National Literacy Strategy

Harry was frying eggs by the time Dudley arrived in the kitchen with Harry was frying eggs by the time Dudley arrived in the kitchen with his mother. Dudley looked a lot like Uncle Vernon. He had a large his mother. Dudley looked a lot like Uncle Vernon. He had a large pink face, not much neck, small, watery blue eyes, and thick blond pink face, not much neck, small, watery blue eyes, and thick blond hair that lay smoothly on his thick, fat head. Aunt Petunia often said hair that lay smoothly on his thick, fat head. Aunt Petunia often said that Dudley looked like a baby angel – Harry often said that Dudley that Dudley looked like a baby angel – Harry often said that Dudley looked like a pig in a wig.looked like a pig in a wig.

Harry put the plates of egg and bacon on the table, which was Harry put the plates of egg and bacon on the table, which was difficult as there wasn’t much room. Dudley, meanwhile, was difficult as there wasn’t much room. Dudley, meanwhile, was counting his presents. His face fell.counting his presents. His face fell.

““Thirty-six,” he said, looking up at his mother and father. “That’s two Thirty-six,” he said, looking up at his mother and father. “That’s two less than last year.”less than last year.”

“ “Darling, you haven’t counted Auntie Marge’s present, see, it’s here Darling, you haven’t counted Auntie Marge’s present, see, it’s here under this big one from Mommy and Daddy.”under this big one from Mommy and Daddy.”

““All right, thirty-seven then,” said Dudley, going red in the face. All right, thirty-seven then,” said Dudley, going red in the face. Harry, who could see a huge Dudley tantrum coming on, began Harry, who could see a huge Dudley tantrum coming on, began wolfing down his breakfast as fast as possible in case Dudley turned wolfing down his breakfast as fast as possible in case Dudley turned the table over.the table over.

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I remember...I remember...• 5% of what I hear5% of what I hear• 10% of what I read10% of what I read• 20% of what I hear and read20% of what I hear and read• 30% of what I am shown30% of what I am shown• 50% of what I discuss50% of what I discuss• 75% of what I do75% of what I do• 90% of what I teach others90% of what I teach others

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It’s home-time!It’s home-time!