Coordinating English at Key Stage 1 (Subject Leaders Handbooks)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Series editor's preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
What is the role of the coordinator?......Page 18
Being a coordinator......Page 21
Getting started......Page 23
Planning for success......Page 29
Providing experiences of literacy......Page 32
Modelling lessons;using Big Books......Page 37
Using story (Yr 2)......Page 60
Staffroom noticeboards......Page 61
Sharing the curriculum initiative......Page 63
Strategies for staff development......Page 70
Learning to manage meetings......Page 75
Establishing basic beliefs about literacy......Page 82
The foundations of literacy are laid at home in the early years......Page 85
We can build on those early foundations......Page 90
The children need a language rich environment......Page 93
All reading and writing experiences should be child centred, purposeful and meaningful......Page 96
How does all this fit within the Literacy Framework?......Page 107
Links with other subjects......Page 110
Children with English as an additional language......Page 114
Children with special needs......Page 116
Producing a policy document......Page 122
Where to begin?......Page 123
What to include?......Page 124
Presenting the policy document......Page 135
The policy as a vehicle for staff development......Page 137
Relationship to the School Development Plan......Page 138
Planning......Page 139
Where do we start?......Page 141
And so to the short term......Page 144
What about areas outside literacy?......Page 147
Assessment......Page 154
When to do assessment......Page 156
Assessment opportunities......Page 157
Assessment during the Literacy Hour......Page 158
Baseline assessment......Page 164
Looking at Baselinesstarting points......Page 165
Target setting using SAT results......Page 168
Evidence of achievement at Key Stage 1......Page 173
Children's achievements in writing......Page 179
Children's achievements in speaking and listening......Page 185
Evaluating the data......Page 187
The use of portfolios......Page 190
Storing the data......Page 192
Reporting to parents......Page 193
Reporting to the junior department......Page 196
Managing resources and facilities......Page 200
Funding......Page 205
Resources for teachers......Page 206
References......Page 208
Big Books......Page 210
Index......Page 211