A Year 2 lesson about homophones & words that rhyme but are spelled differently. Teaching emphasis is on:

1. Make the learning focus clear
2. Rephrase the learning goal
3. Reinforce the learning
4. Summarise & keep students motivated
5. Ask students to summarise the learning
6. Reinforce learning beyond the session.

Teacher led small group discussion (Year 2) demonstrating:

1. Encourage students to predict
2. Make the teaching focus clear
3. Interview after reading
4. Extend students' understanding
5. Link discussion to the text.

Level 2 teachers work with various small groups of students to demonstrate a range of literacy learning activities:

• BINGO - Attending to the visual detail in words
• Design activity for specific learning needs - in this case learning to read the whole word.

A game called "CHUNKS" is used to experiment with words - putting words together from beginnings and end of words - to make real words.

Students are encouraged to search for and cut out common words from newspapers and magazines - that they know and can read. Be enthusiastic and make activity fun.

Students select a book they are familiar with and are challenged with a range of tasks - requiring them to read the book to answer the challenges.

1. Link the learning to the game
2. Be patient and allow time for understanding
3. Use a variety of prompts
4. Confirm understanding

DVD accompanied by PDF Workbook containing discussion questions, activities, handouts and full script