Part 2: Effective Literacy Teaching In High Schools

Teaching literacy in high schools brings a wide range of challenges for teachers. Continuing the conversation is literacy expert Misty Adoniou, Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Canberra and Principal Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and a leader in the literacy research and practice field.Part two of the conversation covers:How to help high school students who are losing the motivation to writeWhy the purpose of the writing has greater importance than structureHow to use beautiful children’s literature for models of writingWhy more funds should go into teachers’ professional development instead of programsHow to support and provide scaffolds for struggling studentsHow Misty develops a professional learning plan for a schoolAnd many more practical tips and insights!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 CUE LEARNING'S NEXT LIVE WEBINAR!Find upcoming events here and previous webinars (online video courses) here.Other matching PDF resources can be found at Teachific. FEATURED RESOURCES ON TEACHIFICFive Levels of Text Complexity: ACARA. These handy charts will be very useful for you in your literacy planning.Mini Lesson: Persuasive Writing - Persuade the Bus Driver  Ever wondered how to bring some spark into your students’ persuasive writing? Or maybe you’re wondered how to bring some spark into teaching students this form of writing. Have some outrageously amazing fun playing with some of these positively polished Persuasive Writing Devices!Or you're bound to find something specific in this 'devices' collection of Prompt Cards, Posters, Tally Charts, Mini Lessons or Info Sheet that will spark a renewed view of this form of writing.Check out Teachific here. 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? Email the Cue office at: [email protected] Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning. Hear from literacy expert and founder of Cue Learning, Sharon Callen, and special guests.At Cue Learning, our literacy specialists draw on over 30 years of teaching and international consulting experience to deliver world-class learning solutions. We equip, empower and support teachers to become their authentic selves. To find out about upcoming events, and about how Cue can help you and your school, visit the Cue Learning website http://www.cuelearning.com.au/ and sign up to our newsletter https://cuelearning.com.au/contact/And you can get even more amazing teaching resources, right now, at Teachific https://www.teachific.com.au/.To make sure you don’t miss any literacy learning tips and insights, please subscribe to our show on your favourite podcast player. MORE INFORMATION AT A GLANCE:Visit cuelearning.com.auSubscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts hereContact the Cue office:  [email protected] our Teacher's Toolkit facebook groupFind connected resources on TeachificSee upcoming online eventsSee our online video courses hereAnd finally, read our insightful blogs hereProduced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com