Literacy Reading Project
What we did for RCT Literacy Week 26th -30th September 2011.
Wythnos Llythrennedd RCT 26-30 Medi 2011
Poetry Workshop with Francesca Kay
Some of our year 7 pupils took part in a poetry workshop with Francesca Kay as a result they produced some very nice pieces of poetry themselves. During RCT Literacy Week they went to Glenboi Primary School and joined in with a Mountain Ash cluster presentation of their work. Well done to all those involved, da iawn.
Quentin Blake Nearly Live Interactive Workshop
On Wednesday 29th some of our pupils were very lucky to experience the interactive workshop by the illustrator Quentin Blake. The workshop was very informative and enjoyable for all. Hopefully it has inspired some budding illustrators.
Designing Posters for the LRC
During lunchtime clubs throughout RCT Literacy week pupils designed a poster to promote the new LRC. The old school library will be reopening very soon as the LRC, Learning Resource Centre.
The winning design was by Sylwia Majer year 7, congratulations Sylwia. Runners up were Niamh Milward year 7 and Eleanor Bartlett year 9, well done girls. The winning design will be used around the school. All of the designs were of a very high standard so well done to everyone who entered da iawn pawb.
Developing Reading at MACS
Mountain Ash Comprehensive School were asked to take part in an exciting county-wide reading project that brought key stage 1, 2 and 3 colleagues together by focusing on a shared goal; raising reading skills!
At MACS, Mrs Winters and Mrs Long targeted their Year 9 groups and set about the challenge of raising reading achievement through focused and explicit teaching of specific reading strategies. The project targeted skills that enhanced inference and understanding of the texts studied in the Autumn term.
The project allowed a shared dialogue between staff and students. There were pupil voice sessions held that highlighted pupil perceptions of reading and how after the project, gave insight into its impact on their READING learning.
On completion of the project, the English department have highlighted the continued need to reinforce these skills through the departmental improvement plan to raise pupil achievement further. The level 5+ reading achievement for 2010 is 63% and it is now the intention of the English department to continue to focus on Inference and Deduction as well as Critical Literacy in the forthcoming academic year.
