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Literacy

This is a Web version of the Literacy Video Tutorial. Alternatively, click here for the Web version of the Mathematics Video Tutorial.

You will see how to find your way around this electronic version of the renewed frameworks, identify suitable objectives, guidance and resources and adapt them to meet the needs of your class.

In this specific example you will see how to approach the planning of a narrative unit for a Year 5 class. However, the general principles are pertinent to other years and themes.

Tutorial contents

  • Guidance on literacy planning
  • Initial thoughts
  • The planning overview
  • Learning objectives and progression
  • Planning a literacy unit from a planning exemplar
  • Planning a literacy unit from scratch

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