Literacy Teaching Toolkit

Teaching and Literacy Cycle example

Overview


Adapted from Derewianka, B. & Jones, P. (2016). Teaching Language In Context (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press.

The Teaching and Learning Cycle is usually taught over an extended period of time. The example provided here addresses how a teacher may begin an inquiry unit of work, commencing with Building the Field and Supported Reading, providing students with opportunities to read and write about their initial investigations.

This early drafting phase allows students to use new content and language knowledge to

  • write notes,
  • draw labelled diagrams, or
  • to write a more extended text based on topic focus.

The complete cycle of Building the Field (including Supported Reading, Modelling or Deconstruction, Joint Construction and Independent Construction) could involve

  • excursions,
  • incursions,
  • visiting speakers,
  • experiments,
  • reading and viewing multiple texts and
  • multiple opportunities for writing.


Teaching and Learning Cycle example in detail 

Each of the phases for the Example Language Experience are explained below, expand each accordion to view details of the teacher and student roles of each phase of the Workshop.

The full Teaching and Learning Cycle approach table can be viewed here.

Engaging with the Topic of Inquiry (approximately 60 minutes)

Reading (approximately 30 minutes)

Writing (approximately 30 minutes)