Simon Cossey Professional Blog

Reading allows students to access the curriculum. When planning we consider... Curriculum - what is to be covered in the New Zealand Curriculum. Students - what are the students needs. Context - how do we connect to the students world. We can start from any of these three and then integrate the others. Guided Reading.  My takeaway -  Provide appropriate scaffolding to allow students to access work at the level they are expected to achieve at.  Action points:  Allow opportunities for students to revisit texts. (buddy reading, independent reading) Discuss the concepts for  comprehension. 

Photo by  Ben White  on  Unsplash Today Brenda helped us to reflect on "Online Teaching" and decide what we want to take from this into our future teaching. There is a sense that there is a 'new normal'. The playing field has changed and we can seize this opportunity to change too. What are our top priorities when the students come back. 1. Whanauatanga. Relationship building and rebuilding. 2. Helping the students feel safe - wellbeing. 3. Routines and expectations One suggestion I really liked was to 'informally' seek people who will be a 'coach.'. Maybe start with the question,  "I think this [idea] would work... can you think of reasons why it wouldn't?" (My wife is pretty good at helping with this question... sometimes she even gets her answer in before I ask!) Action points... Help the kids feel like this: Photo by  Annie Spratt  on  Unsplash Start: - Including play and being ok with it. Harnessing the p...