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Shared writing
Language; General language
A form of modelled writing. The teacher listens to what the students say and scribes for them. For example, she may create complete sentences from a brainstormed list of words. The teacher ...
Socratic seminar
Language; General language
Not simply class discussion. A Socratic seminar fosters active learning as participants explore and evaluate the ideas, issues, and values in a particular text. A good seminar consists of four ...
Storey mapping
Language; General language
A visual representation of the main characters, setting, sequence of events, problems, theme, and ending. It helps children understand storey structure and organise storey content into a coherent ...
Spelling demons
Language; General language
Frequently misspelled or misused words either on a personal level or common among many people.
Social context
Language; General language
The conditions of human society under which something happens.
Skim
Language; General language
To visually review a given passage to gather the main ideas of the text.
Critical analysis
Language; General language
MEAP multiple choice questions which are inferential in nature and focus on important ideas in the selection. Students are required to stand apart from the text and analyse and evaluate the quality, ...
