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Literacy

Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy

Chris Witt (AISWA)

19 November 2018

This course provides middle years teachers with practical strategies to enable them to improve the
reading of their students.

Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy is a full day of Professional Development covering 3 key topics.
Participants receive the Scaffolding Adolescent Literacy workbook filled with practical classroom
activities covering the following topics:

1. Reading Comprehension focusses on enabling students to develop metacognition, that is, a
deeper understanding of the reading process. Teachers will acquire practical activities to teach
and improve reading comprehension for their students.

2. Building Vocabulary is essential to reading comprehension. This topic assists teachers to
support students in building their academic and subject specific vocabulary.

3. Speaking & Listening. The third aspect of the course equips teachers with effective tools and
ideas to strengthen listening skills and engage their students in rich classroom dialogue, a key
factor for improvement in student learning.

*Note: there is a VET version of this course and an alternative workbook is provided*

CN11981 For further information click here or visit the AISWA website

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