Literacy

National Literacy projects 2006-2007

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Inverclyde

Talking Round Corners, a Talking, Listening and Learning (TLL) project uses indicators of Dialogic Teaching to enable pupils to become more proactive in adapting their learning to suit their needs.

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Moray

Find out how schools throughout Moray improved their pupils' comprehension and close reading skills using Reciprocal Teaching approaches.

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North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire Council has constructed its Primary 1 and 2 Active Literacy Programme with the aim of raising attainment while supporting integrated literacy.

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Orkney

This report takes a teacher- and pupil-centred approach to show what the development, theory and practice of the Literacy Circles project felt like in action and illustrates both the benefits and potential problems of the approach.

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Renfrewshire

Headteachers share concerns about the consistency of marking in writing, while staff from different schools seek reassurances that standards accepted for each level of attainment are the same.

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Stirling

Read how pupils in different primary schools further develop their skills of talking and listening in group situations, as part of a Stirling Council literacy project.