Jannie's workshop has given me ideas on how to teach my class about having meaningful conversations. I am really excited to have her work with my students as this year I am inquiring into accelerating the reading of all students with a focus on Maori boys. I know Jannie's work will be so valuable to this inquiry.
It is great to be back to school and am really enthusiastic about this year. Bring it on!
My notes from today
To and fro talking -
Chain linking what you say to each other
What is important about
engaging in conversation?
Conversation
in focus
To and fro
(conversational talk) matters - Why?
Expresses what is being
held in our minds.
Sharing of our opinions,
emotions…
Oral
language
Thinking about meaning
Concept knowledge
Vocabulary building
Language structures - sentence structure & topic
specific words
Reading
- Writing
Learning
language
We learn it by quantity
and by quality
Other’s language
available to me
Me trying out and using
Sources
Spoken/quantity/quality/variety
of contexts
Extended daily conversations
Extended discussions
Audio broadcasts
Audio + visual
Executive control -
child being able to read and respond in social situations.
Rule - when the kids are
chain talking. Do not ask questions.
What’s the point -
HEATWAVE
Linking and chaining the
conversation
Classroom culture -
everyone has the opportunity to contribute
Semantic development in
writing. Photo
Whats the challenge?
Yes no answers
Have scaffolders - other
students
Not having the
vocabulary to participate in the conversation
Set
the culture in the classroom from day 1
We are going to be a talking class.
How!!!!!!!!!!!
Bring taonga into the kete
Focus and notice - be fascinated and
wonder why things are happening around them
Set the class culture of “together”. We
learn by talking
Sitting in a boy/girl circle
Learner conditions must be well thought of
to support the learners
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