Literacy

This year in literacy we will be dividing the day into two parts; Reading and Writing.
 

During the reading portion, we will follow the Daily Five Model. The components of Daily Five are;

• read to self, read to someone, work on writing, listen to reading and word work.

Some of these components will be covered through whole and small group instruction as well as individual conferences.
There will also be a very large focus on comprehension, fluency and accuracy when reading.

The class will use Raz-kids daily in the classroom and extension activities for home will be available.

During writing, we will follow the writer's workshop model.

What is Writer’s Workshop?

This consists of:

•  a Mini-Lesson (5-15 minutes1). A short lesson focused on a single topic
that students need help with. Modelling.

Status of the Class (2-5 minutes). A quick way of finding out what each student is working on

Writing Time (20-45 minutes or more!). They write both independently and in small groups. Teacher will conference with individual students or small groups.

Sharing (5-15 minutes). Writers read what they have written and seek feedback from their audience.

Specific Outcomes:

Speaking and Listening:

 

By the end of grade 5 students will be expected to:

1. Listen critically to others‘ ideas or opinions and points of view.

2. Defend and/or support their opinions with evidence.

3. Ask and respond to questions to seek clarification or explanation of ideas and concepts.

4. Contribute thoughts, ideas, and questions to discussion and compare their own ideas with those of peers and others.

5. Contribute to and respond constructively in conversation, small-group and whole group discussion, recognise their roles and responsibilities as speakers and listeners.

6. Give and follow precise instructions and respond to questions and directions.

7.Demonstrate an awareness of the needs, rights and feelings of others by listening attentively and speaking in a manner appropriate to the situation.

 

Reading and Viewing Outcomes:

 

By the end of Grade 5 students will be expected to:

1. Select independently, texts appropriate to their interests and learning needs.

2. Use pictures and illustrations, word structures, and text features to locate topics, obtain information and verify their understanding.

3. Monitor their reading independently to ensure their reading looks right, sounds right and makes sense.

4. Use a variety of strategies to solve and make meaning of unfamiliar words in texts quickly and efficiently.

5. Answer their own questions and those of others by selecting relevant information from a variety of texts.

6. Describe, share and discuss their reaction to a range of texts across genres, subjects and topics.

7. Use their background knowledge to question and analyse information presented in print and visual texts.

8. Use a variety of strategies to comprehend texts at Grade level.

9. Demonstrate good fluency when reading.

 

Writing and Representing:

 

By the end of Grade 5 students will be expected to:

1. Frame questions and answers to those questions-generate topics of personal interest and importance.

2.Compare their own thoughts and beliefs to those of others.

3.Describe feelings, reactions, values, and attitudes.

4. Record and reflect on experiences and their responses to them.

5.Create written and media texts, collaboratively and independently in different modes.

6. Invite responses to early drafts of their writing/media productions.

7.Demonstrate an increasing understanding of punctuation, capitalization,and paragraphing.

8.Use audience responses to help shape subsequent drafts.

9. Use a range of prewriting, drafting, and revising.

10. Use appropriate syntax in final products.

11. Demonstrate knowledge of the various elements of a specific genre of writing by creating an effective persuasive, poetic, expository,informative and narrative piece of text.