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There are a wide range of WalkThrus that support literacy development - from routines on oral rehearsal and academic writing techniques to those that build reading fluency and support students in accessing texts independently. These WalkThrus offer practical steps for teachers to help students understand and create texts independently, building their skills in explicit and meaningful ways.
Oral Language & Vocabulary
Oral Language & Vocabulary
Routines for securing fluency and confidence with words
Steps to setting up in-class debates
Oral rehearsal as a precursor for writing
Involving students in teaching parts of lessons
Preparing to speak to an audience
Students presenting ideas to class
Performing speeches and poetry learned by heart
Building from drills into more complex tasks
A choral response strategy for vocabulary development
Reading
Reading
Routines for securing fluency and confidence with words
Supporting students to access texts independently
Exploring options for reading in class
The four dimensions of building fluency
Explicit teaching of reading comprehension by summarising
Building from drills into more complex tasks
Ensuring children are successfully engaged in independent reading
Exploring a text in depth during reading
A choral response strategy for vocabulary development
Writing
Writing
Supporting students to write creatively
Building students' repertoire of academic writing techniques
An example using graphic organisers to clarify ideas
Building from drills into more complex tasks
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