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How To Support Your Teenager With Literacy
16th January 2013
Gill Howard Deputy Head SEN Specialist Services / Speech and Language Base Teacher -
The Thomas Hardye School
To provide background information on literacy skills
To think about the role of technology To suggest ideas for a ‘reading and writing’
home To help you to support reading, writing,
spelling and organisation To let you know what to do if you’re worried
Aims:
To be literate you need to be able to read and write at a
‘functional level’.
Examples of literacy are everywhere! Help your teen recognize and make personal connections to literacy in his / her daily life:
Multiple Literacies
home literacy (routines, chores, shopping lists)
literacy in everyday life outside of home (bus timetables / reading menus / understanding road signs etc.)
social literacy (manners, etiquette)work literacy (procedures, routines)auditory literacy (radio, conversation)
Multiple Literacies:
visual literacy (graphics, text, TV)computer literacy (using
software)web literacy (surfing the Internet)digital literacy (mobile phones, e-
mail, MSN)curriculum literacy (school
subjects)
Different writing conventions:
Point out ‘formal’ and ‘informal’ in your own correspondence
Reading and writing
is a very complex process
Literacy development requires:
Language skills
Literacy development requires:
Auditory (phonological) skills
Literacy development requires:
Visual skills
Literacy development requires:
Memory skills
Literacy development requires:
Processing Speed
Literacy development requires:
Fine motor skills
Literacy development requires:
Knowledge of phonics
We are all a mixture of strengths and weaknesses.
Literacy development requires a lot of skills but remember…
Multiple Intelligences
Smart with•Language•Movement•Music•Self knowledge•Numbers•Other people•Nature•Art
Social networking
Text talk
Wikipedia:
Copy and paste gives Wikipedia a bad name!
http://simple.wikipedia.org
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise• http://www.readwritethink.org• http://mathandreadinghelp.org• http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html• http://www.literacysites.com/litgames.htm• http://www.channel4learning.com/sites/waywithwords/index.html• http://www.bbc.co.uk/hardspell/starspell_game.shtml• http://www.brightknowledge.org• http://mathandreadinghelp.org/kids_games/index.html
Suggestions for online literacy games, quizzes and worksheets:
The internet offers free resources:
Remember…
Technology is our friend in the literacy battle!
At Home
Consider if there is anything you can do to change the environment but…
A reading and writing environment
A reading and writing environment
Model your own habits for them:
The days of reading together may be a long forgotten memory!
But you may be able to read a book separately but enjoy it together.
Create a literacy environment at home
Play literacy games together!
Many have DVD version available, or connect your PC or iPad to your TV.
What if my teenager gets stuck?
Avoid anxiety
Phonemes, phonics, syllables –
a quick guide!
Phonemes
Phonemes
S-o
S-u-n
S-p-o-t
S-p-r-i-ng
S-p-r-ea-d-i-ng
Snail talk…
Phonics
Phonics… Word families
Mum, how do you spell the end of station?
tion…It’s the same as action, nation, mention…It’s t-i-o-n.
Phonics
A good guess is usually readable.
A good gess is usuly reedible.
Syllables
Break the words into parts
Clap the sound
Syllables
Daff /o/dil3
Ex/plan/a/tion4
Myth/o/lo/gi/cal5
Techniques – useful for tricky ‘one-off’ words
SUS
Study the word
Underline the difficult part(s)
Say the word carefully
Mnemonics – make up your own
-ould – Oh, you, lucky duck (should, could, would)
Laugh – Laugh At Ugly Goat Hair Because – Big Elephants Can Always
Understand Small Elephants Island – an island is land surrounded by water Necessary – 1 collar and 2 sleeves are
necessary Piece – a piece of pie Separate – there is a rat in separate Accommodation – 2 cats, 2 mice, 1 dog -
accommodation Quiet – keep quiet about my diet
Stuck with writing
Writing
Writing
Beginning - (Introduction)
Idea 2
Idea 3
End – (Conclusion)
Idea 1
Organisation
3 STAGE PROCESS - RAG
1. Get Ready
2. Pay Attention
3. Good job finished!
Organisation
R = Get Ready Make a list of the stepsFind necessary equipmentMake a work stationTick off the steps
Organisation
A = Pay AttentionStick with the jobIgnore other distractions and resist temptation!It’s okay to take a short break to stretch (and even plan what you’re going to do AFTER the task is complete.
(Let them know resistance gets better with practice!)
Organisation
G = Good job finished!Talk about copying work neatly and proof reading (or asking you to proofread).Final steps (name on the work, putting it in school bag).
Perhaps the most important thing is to keep talking…
Ask them how you could help them best.
What if I’m worried?
The Thomas Hardye School wants to enable every student to reach his or her full potential.Talk to us if you’re worried or concerned.
To sum up:
We are all a mixture of strengths and weaknesses
Literacy is everywhere – point out when you are using it
Try to tap into personal interestsSee technology as a help not a
hindranceCreate a positive literacy
environment at home
To sum up:
All reading and writing is goodBe supportive without just doing
it for themSelf-esteem is vital for successful
learningKeep channels of communication
open with your teenagerAsk us if you’re worried
If you’re worried about your own literacy…
www.dorsetforyou.com/adultlearning
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english