Welcome to Slp pd session What we plan to cover in our fortnightly sessions:

Session 1: > GEALI – what is it and what are they??

> Teaching as Inquiry > What are the COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES? > What do GOOD READERS DO? The 3 Stages of Reading – and how the strategies fit into them. > Pre reading: Looking at strategies for activating prior knowledge – DVD> Have a go… anticipatory guide strategy – a look at ESOL website.

TEACHING as INQUIRY http://englishonline.tki.org.nz/English-

Online/Teaching-as-inquiry2

Some Strategies online http://englishonline.tki.org.nz/English-

Online/Teacher-needs/Pedagogy/Cross-curricular-strategies/Teaching-approaches-and-strategies/Vocabulary/Structured-overview

Making Language and Learning Work: DVD

Chapter 3 and Chapter 9 – Activating Prior Knowledge

A look at VOCABULARY: Structured overview (handout) help learners group related vocabulary. Learners should place a topic

at the top of the organizer. Then they break out main objects, characteristics, actions, etc. into each category. Finally, students fill in the categories with the related vocabulary. Make sure that this

vocabulary relates back to the main topic.

Hand out Sheena Cameron books:Looking at ‘Prior Knowledge’ strategies

Give it a go before our next session in 2 weeks time