RPI Session 9: Sharing

 RPI Session 9: Sharing

I can see several links to this common practice model of 'reading for pleasure' with the reading survey I administered at the beginning of the year. This may be a good way to understand my learners at the beginning of each year and will give insights into how to ensure there are ways to engage learners so they are reading for pleasure. Whether that means have specific texts or series' in the class, finding text types they have indicated they enjoy and so on. 

It was interesting hearing about the difficulties with the authenticities of blog posting. We are just getting into blogging so I have never considered the motivations and repetitiveness that may come in the older levels. It is important to remind students that they share their learning, they are sharing what was most valuable for them - give them the space to share their voice. 

As we start to get into blogging I will ensure that students are given agency over what learning they share, because I want them to know that it is for them to decide what learning they do and don't share. 

Feedback:

Good reminder that the learners need to know and be able to say where they are now as well as what they can work towards next. Interesting to see the variety of ways we can give feedback.

Interesting to see the differences between the describing prompt, the scaffold prompt and the example prompt. We know what learners need what kind of feedback, I hadn't thought about the differences between the feedback, but this is something that I do anyways. 

Collaboration -  I am currently trying to include more activities across the board of all curriculum areas as well as student agency. This is something I also try to work on when sharing on the mat. 

- I would like to incorporate students to listen and respond to each others reading into my programme. 

I intend on doing my reading survey for the second time at the beginning of Term 4. I know that I can't squeeze it into the remainder of this term. 

I have been enjoying including more vocabulary focus into our independent activities during the week and students confidence in sharing new words has grown which is great.