Collective Learning Zoom meeting, 'Whole Class' Drama, Progression in Drama, Improving Pupils’ Writing with Effective, Engaging Revision and Editing, Reinvigorate Reading, Back to Basics: Planning for the Effective Teaching of Writing, 9 Reading Behaviours, Making Literacy Count Across the Curriculum, Planning for the Effective Teaching of Reading, Creating Confident accurate Spellers An Introduction to Effective Drama Practice in the Classroom, The Essential Guide to Implementing and Embedding the LLC AoLE: What? When? Why? How? - 1/2 day course, numeracy & language, making, connections, Vocabulary Development, unpicking literature, Poetry and script Writing, guided group reading, spelling attack

LIVE ONLINE – NEW Vocabulary Development in the Classroom – What? Why? How?

Course date: 16th Feb 2022

Collective Learning Zoom meeting, numeracy & language, making, connections, unpicking literature, Poetry and script Writing, guided group reading, spelling attackThe importance of having a wide and varied vocabulary is the key to both academic and life success. The links between vocabulary proficiency and wellbeing are also becoming more and more evident.

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Target Group: Primary Teachers
This event will explore why vocabulary teaching is so important. It will also equip delegates with a range of strategies and activities that they can use practically in the classroom in both LLC and across AoLEs to develop vocabulary knowledge and application. Delegates attending this interactive session over Zoom will receive a full set of the Vocabulary Attack resources (electronically).

Course Presenter: Helen Bowen

ENGLISH and LITERACY - Helen Bowen started teaching in 1994 and has 11 years’ experience as a Primary School Teacher in Bridgend. During this time, she was also a visiting lecturer at Bridgend College working with Learning Support Assistants. Advisory Experience: Helen Bowen was a member of the Newport Literacy Team for 9 years and for 3 years led on English and literacy in the region across primary and secondary schools. She was the regional representative to Welsh Government for the South East of Wales from 2010 to 2013 and was the System Leader with responsibility for English and Literacy in the EAS. Other Experience: An ESTYN Team Inspector, Helen Bowen has sat on a number of national advisory panels including National Drama and the Arts Review Panel, which reported to Welsh Government in the Summer of 2013. She has advised universities in Wales on developing literacy in Initial Teacher Training and was the Deputy Chief Examiner for KS2/3 Assessment from 2009 to 2012. Helen is an external consultant to Welsh Government, and has worked on a number of projects with them. This includes creating the National Literacy Framework representing South East Wales, writing the guidance for the revised English and Welsh PoS in 2015 and more recently creating two ‘mythbusting’ documents on the NLNF and the National Reading Tests. She is also the literacy consultant for the National Union of Teachers and has lead their annual ‘New and Young Teachers’ Conference’ across Wales with key notes and workshops on literacy. Philosophy: Supporting Schools, Securing Excellence, Helen believes that rich contexts for learning are key to the raising of standards and the development of literacy skills both within English and throughout the curriculum. She has used oracy and drama for many years to explore challenging subject matters and has worked with schools across Wales to explore how this can impact on the key literacy competencies of oracy, reading and writing. This includes using drama to explore philosophical concepts through ‘teacher in role’ and whole class engagement with complex scenarios. Helen is also the creator of ‘Reading Attack’ which is currently used by over 100 schools to develop pupil independence and reading stamina. Search for Courses