Using Talk to Support Writing
How can I use classroom talk to help my students improve their writing in my subject? How do I use talk to enable students to understand their writing tasks and guide their thinking during writing?
Overview
This course focuses on teachers’ use of classroom talk to develop students’ written communication skills. The course examines how teacher talk strategies can be used to help students understand writing tasks, and scaffold students’ thinking and language use during the writing process. You will learn through a blend of in-person learning and online asynchronous learning sessions.
Learning Goals
By the end of this course, you will:
- be aware of the literacy demands of writing tasks;
- learn talk strategies to scaffold students’ writing; a
- plan a lesson that applies these strategies to help students produce effective written responses.
Course Structure
Target Participants
English Language and English-medium Subject Teachers who want to learn how to use classroom talk effectively to improve students’ written communication skills
Registration
Please register on OPAL2.0 using this code from Fri, 22 Dec 2023: SLI-000016.
Closing date for registration: Tue, 4 Jun
For enquiries, please contact:
Dr Caroline Ho (Lead Specialist/EL) at caroline_ho@moe.gov.sg