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Literacy

Talking your way into writing

Pat Kershaw (AISWA)

29 October 2018

This 2 x 2 hour workshops focus on teaching decoding through the GUIDED READING This full
day workshop will draw upon information contained in current commercially-available publications,
such as Talk for Writing’s imitation, innovation and invention strategy. Teachers will be taken
through a process that will allow them to embed successful strategies for talk in their planning.

Pie Corbett (Talk for Writing), Deb Myhill (Talk to Text) and Robin Alexander (Talk for Learning)
understand the importance of talk in developing effective writing. Teachers know that students who
read widely are usually the best writers because through reading, they internalise the patterns
of writing. Current classroom research demonstrates that students who can ‘talk’ texts also
internalise the various patterns of writing, committing them to long-term memory. Even students
who may not be enthusiastic readers are enthusiastic talkers of text when they are actively
engaged in their learning. These students have a greater chance of succeeding as writers than
those who do not engage in talk.

This full day workshop will draw upon information contained in current commercially-available
publications, such as Talk for Writing’s imitation, innovation and invention strategy. Teachers will
be taken through a process that will allow them to embed successful strategies for talk in their
planning. They will be able to experience activities that can be used with students in the classroom
on the next day.

A Talk for Writing network meeting will be held on Monday, 26 November for AISWA teachers
who have implemented T4W in their classrooms or who are considering implementing it in 2019.
Participants from the Talking your Way into Writing workshop are invited to attend.

CN11974 For further information click here or visit the AISWA website

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