Independent Practice: Time For Learning

As teachers we spend a lot of time teaching new skills, but students often don't have enough time to rehearse these skills in real contexts. Practice should make up the majority of a lesson. So, what does high impact practice look like? Firstly we use the MINI LESSON to have our students practise WITH us as we continue our demonstration. The active art of student practice begins right here, with the teacher, trying it out for themselves along with their peers, checking on how it’s working for them and being aware of what they are doing. This MINI LESSON is what sets the learner up to know what to practise, what it will feel like to be doing it for themselves as they pursue individual learning.The MINI LESSON should allow an entry point to take the next step, because the teacher has explained and demonstrated what they have noticed in conferring or roving sessions during INDEPENDENT PRACTICE time.So during INDEPENDENT PRACTICE, students have the majority of the lesson time to rehearse a specific strategy or skill, whilst teachers have their ears and eyes on how they are managing what has been explained and demonstrated in the MINI LESSON. They give pointed, differentiated feedback to each student and set goals together.In this episode, Sharon covers this and much more, including:How to implement INDEPENDENT PRACTICE consistently in classroomsThe importance of gathering feedback and how to do itHow to balance out and maximise INDEPENDENT PRACTICE timeHow it applies to Reading, Writing and Word WorkThe way the Share/Reflection time fits inHow to keep the same thread of learning throughout all workshop components of the lessonHow rich texts are central to teaching, as well as being used effectively used for student practiceThe pitfalls to be aware ofMuch more!Enjoy the episode, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player. JOIN SHARON CALLEN'S NEXT WEBINAR!'Reading Like a Writer: Teaching Information Writing' - Yrs 2-6, with Sharon Callen14 August 2021, 10-11.30am Adelaide time (One 1.5 hour workshop)Find our more and register here.Missed it? Find upcoming events here and previous webinars (online video courses) here.Other matching PDF resources can be found at Teachific. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODETEACHIFIC Daily English Block A3 Planner: K-6 100 minsYOUTUBEPlanning for the Literacy Block - TeachificBOOKTOPIAFountas and Pinnell Literacy ContinuumTeacher question on our facebook group: Hello. Can anyone recommend a poem or picture book about holidays that I could use as a way in to quick writes and then holiday writing? Here are some answers from our experts....Are We There Yet? by Alison LesterThe Journey Home by Alison LesterGreetings from Sandy Beach, by Bob GrahamGrandpa and Thomas by Pamela AllenHoliday Memory by Dylan ThomasAnswer from Giselle, Year 6/7 teacher'Today We Have No Plans' and 'All Through The Year' by Jane Godwin for talking about seasonal-type events (going to the show, the footy, the snow etc). Although not specifically about holidays, they both work well for discussions about how we like to spend our time and things we look forward to. And told in rhyme!'On Our Way to the Beach' by Sofie Laguna and 'Are We There Yet?' by Alison Lester are always great for discussing road-trip-holidays.'Why I Love Summer' by Michael Wagner is such a good book about the summer holidays. Connect with us!Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracyGot any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? 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