notes from Manaiakalani wānanga - Woolf Fisher Research Summary
Rebecca Jesson ( slides ) is asking us to consider what has the greatest likelihood to work for our students. What is likely to work for a child and what is working for that child? Look closely and interrogate our practice. Refine and review. executive function / inhibitory control - how children manage and regulate themselves. Important in reading. making sure what you are doing is going to be successful for you. Reading with intent: 1. Purpose, 2. Learning Intentions, 3. Strategies. If we don't have purpose for reading - will we care? (affective?) Learning intention telling children what to notice. Strategy that you think is important. We think with language. background knowledge important underpinning of what we're reading. Avoid 'hodge-podge' vague collection and use connected text, layers, builds from one to another. Building unified theme. Knowledge of learners to influence text selection 'mirrors, windows and glass sliding doors'. Opportunities to be...