Developing Literacy

The area will be developed during September and will be notified to staff via the T&L fortnightly email.

Below is a guide tier 2 and 3 vocabulary and developing it in your teaching.

Resources

Michael Sylvester – The Shift from Restricted Codes of Vocabulary to Academic Codes.

Leanne Hunter – Using choral responses and spelling strategies as part of explaining Tier 2 words and using formative assessment to retrieve knowledge.

Lisa Clenaghan – Using vocabulary books to introduce 2 and 3 tier terms but ensuring students define words independently and practice applying them accurately in their own sentences.

Warren Byrne – Integrating tiered vocabulary to motivate students, in particular boys, in ways that do not detract from the lesson aims.