1. Active Literacy Stage 2 & 3
How does it change from
Stage 1?

2. A Curriculum for Excellence and Active Literacy
Research indicates improved results when literacy is taught in meaningful contexts and using an ‘active’ approach.
Stage 2 and 3 build on the foundations developing and expanding skills and abilities. Making Literacy cross curricular and meaningful.

3. Guided Reading Each reading group will read two books per week.
Two 25 minute reading sessions with the teacher.
Pupils read whole book several times; with teacher, independently, with partner and at home.
Taught session includes a walk-through of text, a look at tricky words, reading aloud alone and with a partner and a focussed look at a particular aspect of the text – very intensive.
Pupils then complete follow-up tasks which assess comprehension and encourage interaction with text.

7. Writing Very important that pupils write every day.
Follow-up tasks from Guided Reading will always require the pupils to write.
Independent, active activities will always involve some writing.
Alongside all of this, pupils still need to be taught how to write.
One taught writing lesson per week related to a meaningful context created within the classroom.

8. Homework
Stage 2 & 3 pupils should spend no longer than 25 minutes on homework
Your child should read his/her reading book with you each night

9. The End