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Top educator Diane Snowball joins literacy expert Sharon Callen to talk about how The Language Experience Approach increases engagement with reading and writing. As teachers continue to try different ways to engage, how do we bring more meaning into what students are doing, so that they are activated, motivated and growing in their skills? We need to find techniques that really support children, providing entry points and opportunities for the success for each child. Our regular expert Diane re-joins the show to talk about The Language Experience Approach can be a solution. She talks about how and why it works, how teachers can adopt this approach, and many other tips and insights. Enjoy, 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 Victorian Education Literacy Teaching Toolkit On Teachific Language Experience: Talking, Writing and Reading by Diane Snowball Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Big Books and Mini Books Book stores Language Experience Activities by Roach Van Allen Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Gerda Muller Videos The Kid Should See This  - Smart Videos for Curious Minds of All Ages   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Continuing our series with teachers, literacy expert Sharon Callen talks with two more teachers who she has been working with in 2022 about how they have been developing their literacy teaching practices.  Liam Bucco and Liz Sanderson are from Bridgewater Primary School in South Australia. Liam and Liz talk about the challenges and opportunities in developing units of work in an integrated way. They also talk about where to start, developing poetry and autobiography units, the power of planning,  the impact of coaching, top tips and resources, and much more.   Enjoy, 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 TEACHIFIC: My Reading Calendars Six Plus Traits Writing Rubric (editable) Minibook Templates BOOK STORES: When I Was Little, Like You by Mary Malbunka War Horse by Michael Morpurgo The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg The Fountas and Pinnell Literacy Continuum The Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo The Writing Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Literacy expert Sharon Callen brings in three teachers to share their literacy teaching practices.  Kate Tucker, Ra Te Whare and Robert Kennedy are from Mt Barker South Primary School, and have been working with Sharon in 2022 to develop their literacy teaching practices. The group talks about the challenges and opportunities in developing units of work in an integrated way. They also talk about coaching, planning together as a group, mentor texts, tools and resources, and much more. Enjoy, 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   TEACHIFIC: Establishing and Using Classroom Libraries Good Reader Anchor Charts BOOK STORES: The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate Reading Like a Writer, Frank Smith Warrior Cats, Erin Hunter Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll The Fountas and Pinnell Literacy Continuum The Reading Strategies Book, Jennifer Serravallo The Writing Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Teachers have different ways to group students, and these methods are not always effective for learning.  For example, fixed grouping for a whole term is a common practice. While this is convenient,  does it lead to better learning opportunities for all students? Is there a better way?  To talk about this, Sharon Callen is again joined by Diane Snowball, a highly experienced educator who led significant change in education throughout whole school districts in the US as well as Australia. The duo talk about what they have learned about grouping students, grouping strategies, what to focus on and what to avoid, tools and resources, and more. Enjoy, 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 TEACHIFIC: The Reading Curriculum: What to Teach and What to Assess by Diane Snowball Reading Conference Notes, Yrs F-6 Conferring Tools Helping Children to Learn High Frequency Words - for Teachers by Diane Snowball Helping Children to Learn High Frequency Words - for Parents by Diane Snowball Teaching Vocabulary by Diane Snowball BOOK STORES: Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Teachers are always on the lookout for fresh ideas and especially books to use effectively in the classroom. They are looking for ways to connect the books with the curriculum - as read alouds, mentor texts, shared reading, shared writing, word work and more. To talk about the best new books and more, we're joined by two guests live from Where The Wild Things Are bookstore in Brisbane.  Previous guest Lucy Stinson is back with a new role working with Where The Wild Things Are, along with the book store's event coordinator, Genevieve Kruyssen, who is a children's bookseller of seven years, who delights in stories of wild quests and beautiful writing. Genevieve has interviewed some of her heroes including Neal Shusterman, Kate DiCamillo, Jon Klassen, Emily Gravett and Levi Pinfold, and in 2021 she won ABA Penguin Random House Young Bookseller of the Year. Lucy and Genevieve share their recommended books, including  how to use them and connect them with curriculum.  See the full list and links below. Enjoy the episode, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player.   LIST OF NEW RELEASE BOOKS 2023 Picture Books Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth by Melissa Greenwood ( First Nation author) Be Careful Xiao Xin! By Alice Pung by Sher Rill Ng Amma’s Sari by Sandya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira Elephant Island by Leo Timmers Poetry Collections And Everything Will Be Glad to See You by Anna Shepeta and Ella Risbridger What’s Snail Knows by Kathryn Apel Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss by by Joseph Coelho and Nicola Killen Informative Texts Every Word Tells a Story by Tom Read Wilson and Ian Morris. An extraordinary A – Z of etymological exploration Backyard Buddies by Andy Geppert Backyard Birdies by Andy Geppert Graphic Novels: Series ( theme of Sustainability) Rainbow the Koala by Remy Lai Star the Elephant by Remy Lai Sunny the Shark by Remy Lai (2022) Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai Fly on the Wall by Remy Lai Novels – series Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston (2022 release) Other recommended recent releases Picture Books Come Over to My House by Eliza Hull and Sally Rippin, Daniel Gray-Barnett (Bright Light Books) Informative Texts The First Scientists by Corey Tutt (First Nations text) Story in Verse Bindi by Kirli Saunders Slam Poetry Common Wealth by by Gregg Driese Novels Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad The Girl, the Dog, and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr Tristan Bancks Cop and Robber by Tristan Bancks Detention by Tristan Bancks The Fall by Tristan Bancks Two Wolves by Tristan Bancks Alison Lester No Way Yirrikipayi by Alison Lester Others Kunyi by Kunyi June Anne McInerney Heroes, Rebels and Innovators by Karen Wyld and Jaelyn Biumaiwai Katerina Cruickshanks by Daniel Gray-Barnett   WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT US... "Working with Sharon and Cue has given my staff a new impetus and focus on improving our student's literacy and learning. The "it's not a program" approach has given teachers the skills, structures and confidence to teach reading and writing in a highly explicit way but still allow it be joyful, interesting and motivating. Cue have been fantastic in their flexibility to deliver their support through video, face-to-face sessions, classroom modelling and ongoing 1 to 1 Zoom sessions. Distance has not been an issue."Andrew, Principal,  Western Australia   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

How can can teachers develop a set of conditions of learning in the classroom that lead to greater student engagement and improved outcomes? Many school leaders and teachers are grappling with this, and wondering whether a program could bring the solution, or whether there's a way to construct the learning with students. To talk about his Conditions For Learning, we welcome back to the podcast ​​Dr. Cambourne, associate professor and Principal Fellow at the University of Wollongong in NSW.  Brian is one of Australian’s most eminent researchers of literacy and learning. Brian's national and international scholarship has earned him many prestigious awards, including being inducted into the International Reading Association’s Reading Hall of Fame, and the Outstanding Educational Achievement Award by the Australian College of Educators.  Enjoy the episode, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player.   ONLINE RESOURCES RELEVANT TO THIS EPISODE Teaching decisions that bring the conditions of learning to life by Debra Couch Conditions For Learning by Dr Brian Cambourne   WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT US... "Working with Sharon and Cue has given my staff a new impetus and focus on improving our student's literacy and learning. The "it's not a program" approach has given teachers the skills, structures and confidence to teach reading and writing in a highly explicit way but still allow it be joyful, interesting and motivating. Cue have been fantastic in their flexibility to deliver their support through video, face-to-face sessions, classroom modelling and ongoing 1 to 1 Zoom sessions. Distance has not been an issue."Andrew, Principal,  Western Australia   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

We need to learn how to use 'real time data' to inform our teaching. And so often that comes from our students. So what can we find out from our students, and what is most important? What do we need to cover in the curriculum, and what are some effective resources we can use? Here's just a few tips: Set dedicated time for students to engage in reading and writing every day Teachers should read aloud at least once a day Create multiple opportunities for students to share and discuss meanings they created from these reading and writing opportunities Use real books for reading Allow for student choice about what they read or write Teachers should rove around the room, interacting with small groups or individuals Have low frequency of sustained periods of whole class, teacher-centred instruction Allow for sharing of interpretations of own and other’s texts Tune in to hear many more insights. This episode was recorded as part of a Literacy Leader Masterclass, which was a series of Zoom sessions over the year with a band of excited educators.  We were able to share our successes and challenges in the classroom, getting feedback on what we are doing. And there was always a new topic to learn about each time. Sessions were recorded, so participants never missed a thing. Stay tuned for future masterclasses or get in touch.   Enjoy, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player.   RELATED TEACHIFIC RESOURCES ONLINE Reading Conferences: Assessment for Teaching and Learning by Diane Snowball The Reading Curriculum: What to Teach and What to Assess by Diane Snowball Conferring with Readers, Assessment Rubric, K-2 Conferring with Readers, Assessment Rubric, 3-6 Conferring With Readers Checklists K-6 Planning Toolkit: Five Levels of Text Complexity, F-6 Reading Response Journals by Sharon Callen Reading Conference Toolkits, K-6   WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT US... "Working with Sharon and Cue has given my staff a new impetus and focus on improving our student's literacy and learning. The "it's not a program" approach has given teachers the skills, structures and confidence to teach reading and writing in a highly explicit way but still allow it be joyful, interesting and motivating. Cue have been fantastic in their flexibility to deliver their support through video, face-to-face sessions, classroom modelling and ongoing 1 to 1 Zoom sessions. Distance has not been an issue."Andrew, Principal,  Western Australia   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Teaching letter names is a big challenge for teachers. We have children coming to us at different levels of letter name knowledge, and then we have children learning at different stages and rates of growth, as well  children whose first language is not English. So we wonder how we manage this, within the ebb and flow of every day at school. So this podcast episode gets to the nitty gritty, bringing the top tips for teaching letter names. Literacy expert Sharon Callen talks about: How to evaluate a child's understanding and needs - including concept of letters, knowledge of letter names when writing and reading - SPELD or other assessments Tips for teaching letter names Top routine activities to teach letter names Helping children whose first language is not English Letter explorations Connecting tools and resources (with many on Teachific) And much more!   Enjoy, and let us know thoughts and feedback in our Facebook Group.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast player.   RELATED TEACHIFIC RESOURCES ONLINE Letter Knowledge Checklists, F-1 (NEW) Alphabet Books 5-6 year olds Alphabet and Number Strip Alphabet Game - Lotto Class ‘Sign In’ Chart I Spy Books - Triple Treat Using Alphabetic Word Walls in the Early Years Alphabet Word Wall Tools The Usefulness of Onsets and Rimes Create Your Own Alphabet Chart Nonsense Alphabet by Edward Lear LITERATURE TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM  Not a Butterfly Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta Construction Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta The Dinosaur Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta The Underwater Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta The Vegetable Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta The Ocean Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin An Alphabet of Stories by Oliver Jeffris WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT US... "Working with Sharon and Cue has given my staff a new impetus and focus on improving our student's literacy and learning. The "it's not a program" approach has given teachers the skills, structures and confidence to teach reading and writing in a highly explicit way but still allow it be joyful, interesting and motivating. Cue have been fantastic in their flexibility to deliver their support through video, face-to-face sessions, classroom modelling and ongoing 1 to 1 Zoom sessions. Distance has not been an issue."Andrew, Principal,  Western Australia   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Motivating and engaging students in their writing is always an ongoing challenge for teachers. Teachers are also often looking for ways to differentiate and provide good models for writing.  In this episode, literacy expert Sharon Callen talks about the power of using mentor texts, including: How to do a routine for using Quick Writes with a mentor text How it is done in practice How to choose a mentor text How to connect reading and writing Great tools and resources Enjoy, 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.   RELATED TEACHIFIC RESOURCES ONLINE Quick Writes Using Mentor Texts - Poetry, Yrs 2-8  RELATED BOOKS AVAILABLE ONLINE Deep in the Rainforest by Gwen Pascoe 14,000 Things to Be Happy About by Barbara Ann Kipfer I Love You Now and Forever by Dawn Casey I Love You When by Annie Baker   TEACHIFIC RESOURCES LINKED TO THIS PODCAST The Six Plus Traits of Writing Rubric (Editable), F-6   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

What are the key attributes and traits of effective writers? And how can teachers activate them with their students?  In this episode, literacy expert Sharon Callen reveals these key traits, and talks about: How to use these traits to get better at writing How to know when you're getting better at using them How to plan well with these traits in the curriculum What should we avoid Good connecting tools and resources to use And much more! Enjoy, 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.   RESOURCES LINKED TO THIS PODCAST Education Northwest: The Six Plus Traits of Writing The Writing Thief - Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing by Ruth Culham Marvellous Mini Lessons for Teaching Beginning Writing K-3 by Lori Jamison Rog Marvellous Mini Lessons for Teaching Intermediate Writing 4-8 by Lori Jamison Rog The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt Walking in Gagudju Country by Diane Lucas, Ben Tylor and Emma Long   TEACHIFIC RESOURCES LINKED TO THIS PODCAST The Six Plus Traits of Writing Rubric (Editable), F-6   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Teaching writing (and literacy) can sometimes be 'a bit of this and a bit of that'. Sometimes we teach in a compartmentalised way, and there is no connection between lessons​​. We often don’t see a transfer of what we are teaching to students using the skills in their own writing. To help us with this, Dr. Brian Cambourne joins the show to talk about teaching writing effectively, building connection in literacy and shares the relevant academic research and evidence. ​​Dr. Cambourne, associate professor, is currently a Principal Fellow at the University of Wollongong in NSW. He started his teaching career in NSW in 1956 and spent the next nine years working in a variety of small, mostly one-teacher primary schools before entering academic life. He has since become one of Australian’s most eminent researchers of literacy and learning. He completed his PhD at James Cook University before becoming a post-doctoral Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; a Fulbright Scholar; Research Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Reading at the University of Illinois and Research Fellow at the Learning Centre at Tucson. Brian's national and international scholarship has earned him many prestigious awards, including being inducted into the International Reading Association’s Reading Hall of Fame, and the Outstanding Educational Achievement Award by the Australian College of Educators.  In this episode, we talk about how to teach writing in more effective, inquiring, explicit and powerful ways. You'll also understand what it means to do this in connection with broader literacy approaches, with the curriculum and across the school, as well as individually.  And much more! Enjoy, 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.   RESOURCES LINKED TO THIS PODCAST Understanding Writing and its Relationship to Reading - by Brian Cambourne, Foundation for Learning and Literacy   Made for Learning - How the Conditions of Learning Guide Teaching Decisions - Debra Crouch and Brian Cambourne On Language and Linguistics - By M.A.K. Halliday  TEACHIFIC RESOURCES LINKED TO THIS PODCAST Common Features of Classrooms with High Achieving Writers  These eight handy posters, Common Features of Classrooms with High Achieving Writers, (best enlarged to A3) can be highly useful for your writing classroom Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

While the Morning Message can feel like a standard routine, it is a crucial way for teachers to help their students connect with literacy, the day and each other. In this era it is more important than ever, with many students still in and out of class with COVID, the flu and other issues, leading to many teachers struggling to build community.  The Morning Message is a great tool to help foster connection and literacy development, and has a place across all levels of schooling.  Literacy expert Sharon Callen explains more in this episode. Enjoy, 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 Everybody by Elise Gravel   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

As teachers, we're always on the look out for easy ways for students to access vocabulary and build knowledge about words in lessons.  How do we teach and empower students in their word knowledge and use, and see it make a real difference in our teaching? To talk about this and more, we are again joined on the podcast by education consultant Rob Vingerhoets. While a specialist in numeracy, Rob brings many important insights for the literacy space.  Rob is an experienced educator and subject matter expert who has worked with teachers and students throughout Melbourne, Country Victoria, Australia and overseas (New York City, Beijing). Prior to this he was a primary school principal, curriculum coordinator and classroom teacher. He is an experienced teacher and author, having written a number of best-selling maths resource books and numerous articles. How to use key words in both literacy and maths The key word connections between literacy and numeracy How to get better at teaching key words What to focus on and what to avoid How to know what's working And much more! Enjoy, 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 Rob Vingerhoet's website:  Teaching Vocabulary by Diane Snowball (TEACHIFIC) Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

As motivated teachers, we need easy ways to access the English curriculum and connect it to our teaching. This includes knowing how to plan with the curriculum effectively, and finding ways for it to have a real impact on our teaching. In this episode, literacy expert Sharon Callen covers this topic from a range of angles including: Where to start with planning around the new curriculum Do's and Don'ts How to know if you're getting better at connecting the curriculum with your teaching And much more! Enjoy, 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 Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Peculiar Pairs by Sami Bayley Australian Curriculum - English v9 by ACARA TEACHIFIC English Curriculum Planner v9 , Yr F English Curriculum Planner v9 , Yr 1 English Curriculum Planner v9 , Yr 2 English Curriculum Planner v9 , Yr 3 English Curriculum Planner v9 , Yr 4 English Curriculum Planner v9 , Yr 5 English Curriculum Planner v9 , Yr 6 English Curriculum Planner v9 , Yrs K-6 (SHOP) Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Many motivated school teachers and leaders are looking for better ways to teach comprehension.  A big question that teachers often ask themselves is whether students are really getting deep understanding, or if it is just superficial knowledge? To talk about this, Sharon Callen is again joined by Diane Snowball, a highly experienced educator who led significant change in education throughout whole school districts in the US as well as Australia. The literacy leaders talk about recommended teaching methods as well as those to avoid, how to know if you're getting better at teaching comprehension and whether students are understanding it, key differences between younger and older readers, and much more!  Enjoy, 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 What Research Has to Say About Reading Instruction - Effective Practices for Developing Reading Comprehension,  by David Pearson and Nell Duke Comprehension Shouldn’t Be Silent: From Strategy Instruction to Student Independence, by: Michelle J. Kelley, Nicki Clausen-Grace Reading the Whole Page by Michelle Kelley  (Author), Nicki Clausen-Grace (Author) : Teaching and Assessing Text Features to Meet K-5 Common Core Standards The Land of Never Endings by Kate Saunders A Particular Cow by Mem Fox Who Sank the Boat by Pamela Allen This and That by Mem Fox TEACHIFIC Ten Types of Inferring F-6 by Diane Snowball LIST OF COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES Setting a purpose Predicting using prior knowledge Thinking aloud Inferring Using text structures and features Questioning (by the reader) Monitoring your own understanding Clarifying meaning Fix up strategies Visualising Forming visual representations Summarising Retelling Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Teachers are constantly on the look out for new books to use in their classrooms. We need great books to engage kids in lessons, Read Alouds, shared reading and as part of other strategies and tools. To achieve this, we need a constantly supply of top books for young readers so we've brought back Teachers Toolkit regular Rebecca Bird, literature consultant at Pegi Williams Books, to help us. Rebecca shares her latest list of recommended books for teachers to engage students in literacy learning. Enjoy, 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 The One Thing You’d Save by Linda Sue Park (verse novel, Sijo poetry) Market Day by Carrie Gallasch (Picture book, Adelaide market) Grandma’s Story by Moira Butterfield and Salvatore Rubbino (picture book, family story, cultures) We Are Australians by Duncan Smith, Nicole Godwin and Jandamarra Cadd (simple, massive impact, beautiful illustrations) Tracks of the Missing by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler (for secondary students, set in Western Australia, about an indigenous boy) Seven Days by Fleur Ferris (about a boy called Ben, family troubles) Cop and Robber by Tristan Bancks CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Children’s Book Council of Australia CBCA - Shortlist 2022 CBCA - Notables 2022 CBCA - Bookweek 2022 - August 20-26 Caldecott Medal - USA Carnegie and Greenaway Awards - UK TEACHIFIC Poems, rhymes, stories etc   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

When students are at the start of their learning journey, it can be challenging for teachers to know how to put the right literacy steps in place. To talk about this important topic we're joined by Diane Snowball, a highly experienced educator who led significant change in education throughout whole school districts in the US as well as Australia. The session with Diane is from a recent Zoom Q and A session with a group of F-2 teachers at a school in Victoria, Australia. The teachers ask Diane a series of questions related to spelling and word work, but the conversation expanded into other areas of literacy, so Diane could give the context for the teaching work. Just some of the talking points include: Teaching letters and sounds Using shared reading effectively Learning through inquiry The use of encouragement Literacy routines Modelled writing Use of the Literacy Block Literacy across the day The vital use of non fiction texts And much more! Enjoy, 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 Mrs Wishy Washy by Joy Cowley The Wrong Book by Nick Bland The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Pamella Allen books Joy Cowley books Non fiction books e.g. snails TEACHIFIC Spelling and Word Study Resources F-2 Helping Children to Learn High Frequency Words - for Teachers Helping Children to Learn High Frequency Words - for Parents   Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Sometimes teachers struggle to see students to do 'big thinking' as they read. Why? Because often we're not enabling our students to do it.  Literacy expert Sharon Callen unpacks this issue in this episode. Sharon talks about why thinking about reading is different from thinking whilst reading. And in thinking about reading, you are conscious of connections, questions and responses. You may even consciously try to apply specific strategies to understand text in a deeper way. In thinking about reading, you are really thinking about thinking, an act called metacognition, which literally means BIG THINKING. Metacognition has been the subject of much study as researchers have attempted to describe ways teachers can actually ’teach’ students to become more effective or strategic thinkers. The idea is that students can become more effective readers by engaging in conscious acts such as questioning, visualising and gathering or synthesising information. In this episode, learn from Sharon how to help your students think about reading. Enjoy, 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 Reciprocal teaching of comprehension-fostering and comprehension-monitoring activities. Cognition and Instruction. Palincsar, A.S., & Brown, A.L. Tell Me (children, Reading & Talk) with the Reading Environment, by Aiden Chambers Book Talk: Occasional Writing on Literature and Children, by Aiden Chambers Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy, by Fountas and Pinnell Australian Curriculum: Using comprehension strategies; Personal responses to ideas, characters and viewpoints in texts; Expressing preferences and evaluating texts (including listening to the ideas of others) TEACHIFIC Book Chats:  These Book Chat prompts are designed with meaningful conversations in mind. Most importantly, they allow every child the opportunity to chat about the very book they are reading, or the very book you are reading as a class. Connect with us! Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracy Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Many teachers often struggle to put together writing sessions that are meaningful to students. So we've brought in expert educator Alan Wright to help with this challenge. Alan Wright is a creative, committed education consultant and author who has worked extensively in the United States and Australia, promoting best practice in primary and secondary schools and at a systems level. Based in New York (2001-2006), Alan worked across primary, middle and high schools supporting teachers, school districts, regions and school leadership teams, effecting improved learning outcomes for students in literacy. Working with the New York Board of Education he provided training for literacy coaches for NYC schools, writing curriculum resources, producing instructional videos and providing professional development institutes for teachers across the city. As an educator within the Victorian school system Alan worked as a classroom teacher, staff developer, regional consultant and school administrator (Assistant Principal and Principal). Currently, he is a Director of Alvic Educational Consultancy (created 2006) providing school based consultancy support across schools and networks. As an author Alan published ‘Searching For Hen’s Teeth (Poetry for children) in 2014 and has since released 'I Bet There's No Broccoli On The Moon' a follow up anthology of poetry. Alan's previous book, ‘Igniting Writing: When A Teacher Writes’ was published by Hawker Brownlow Education in 2011 and he has been a contributing author for numerous professional teaching resources. In 2022 Alan will be presenting the annual Donald Grave’s address at the Australian Literacy Educator’s Association national conference in July in Darwin, a great honour for Alan and a tribute to his life’s work as an author and educator. In this episode, Alan reveals powerful and practical insights for teachers. Tune in and utilise the resources listed below. Enjoy, 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 ‘Tanglewood’ by Margaret Wild ‘Fox’ by Margaret Wild ‘The Twenty Seventh Annual Hippopotamus Race’ by Morris Lurie ‘Children Want to Write: Donald Graves and the Writing Revolution’ by Thomas Newkirk and Penny Little ‘Writing: Children and Teachers at Work’ by Donald Graves ‘Writing for Pleasure’ by Ross Young and Felicity Ferguson ‘Breathing In, Breathing Out: Keeping a Writer’s Notebook’ by Ralph Fletcher ‘What a Writer Needs’ by Ralph Fletcher 'Write What Matters: For Yourself, For Others' by Tom Romano 'Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within' by Natalie Goldberg Alan Wright’s Blog: http://livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogpost.com TEACHIFIC Writer’s Tools Connect with us! Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracy Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com

Teachers will sometimes find it challenging to teach F-2 students high frequency words effectively.  To talk about this important topic we're joined by Diane Snowball, a highly experienced educator who led significant change in education throughout whole school districts in the US as well as Australia. In this discussion, Diane talks about: Where to start when teaching high frequency words How schools can plan for teaching HF words The role of parents Key resources And much 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 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 TEACHIFIC Helping Children to Learn High Frequency Words - Information for Teachers by Diane Snowball Helping Children to Learn High Frequency Words - Information for Parents by Diane Snowball   Connect with us! Join our community on Facebook for exclusive resources, Q and A, discussions, insights and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherstoolkitforliteracy Got any questions? Feedback? Thoughts? Email the Cue office at: admin@cuelearning.com.au The 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.au Subscribe to the Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy podcasts  or join on Apple  Podcasts here Contact the Cue office:  admin@cuelearning.com.au Join our Teacher's Toolkit facebook group Find connected resources on Teachific See upcoming online events See our online video courses here And finally, read our insightful blogs here Produced by Apiro Media https://apiropodcasts.com