Literacy
Teacher responses
English teacher Alan Shanks talks in detail about how the award is imbedded into the S3 curriculum, his approach to using the award in class, the changes in attitudes of the pupils involved and the impact on the pupils reading habits. Helen Shanks, Education Support Officer Angus Council, talks about the benefits of the award.
| The award in the classroom | |
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| Description | Andy Shanks, an English teacher from Montrose Academy talks about how the book award is used with his class, what difference this has made to the pupils' enjoyment of reading, changes in attitude to reading and the development of reading skills. |
| Duration | 54 seconds |
| Windows version |  Windows Media video: Andy Shanks, English teacher Montrose Academy |
| Mac version |  QuickTime movie: Andy Shanks, English teacher Montrose Academy |
| The response of pupils | |
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| Description | Andy Shanks, an English teacher from Montrose Academy, talks about the response of pupils to the award books. |
| Duration | 1 minute 34 seconds |
| Windows version | Windows Media video: Andy Shanks, English teacher Montrose Academy 2 |
| Mac version | QuickTime movie: Andy Shanks, English teacher Montrose Academy 2 |
| The response of pupils 2 | |
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| Description | Andy Shanks, an English teacher from Montrose Academy, talks about the response of pupils to the award books. |
| Duration | 1 minute 51 seconds |
| Windows version | Windows Media video: Andy Shanks, English teacher Montrose Academy 3 |
| Mac version | QuickTime movie: Andy Shanks, English teacher Montrose Academy 3 |
| The award and standard grade | |
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| Description | Andy Shanks, an English teacher from Montrose Academy, talks about how the award fits into the Standard Grade curriculum. |
| Duration | 2 minutes 31 seconds |
| Windows version | Windows Media video: Andy Shanks, English teacher Montrose Academy 4 |
| Mac version | QuickTime movie: Andy Shanks, English teacher Montrose Academy 4 |
| Helen Shanks - Education Support Officer (literacy) Angus Council | |
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| Description | Helen Shanks, an Education Support Officer for literacy from Angus Council, talks about the benefits of the award. |
| Duration | 1 minute 16 seconds |
| Windows version | Windows Media video: Helen Shanks - Education Support Officer (literacy) Angus Council |
| Mac version | QuickTime movie: Helen Shanks - Education Support Officer (literacy) Angus Council |