tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.comments2024-03-19T18:50:41.090+11:00Literacy, families and learningTrevor Cairneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comBlogger1136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-45514067844745698332024-01-25T16:29:52.239+11:002024-01-25T16:29:52.239+11:00Thank you for these great suggestions to kick off ...Thank you for these great suggestions to kick off the year!Cath (Toy Chest Boss)https://thetoychestaustralia.com/collections/lower-primary-5-8-yearsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-60269496481330349882023-11-28T18:10:28.464+11:002023-11-28T18:10:28.464+11:00Thanks Lori. TrevorThanks Lori. TrevorTrevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-30467807634998506822023-11-28T18:09:23.994+11:002023-11-28T18:09:23.994+11:00Thanks so much, I appreciate your comments. Trevor...Thanks so much, I appreciate your comments. TrevorTrevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-60758446982749657842023-11-28T18:05:46.739+11:002023-11-28T18:05:46.739+11:00Thanks Lorraine, always nice to hear from you. Thanks Lorraine, always nice to hear from you. Trevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-19552023187847823482023-08-30T03:06:46.623+10:002023-08-30T03:06:46.623+10:00I am happy to find this post very useful for me, I...I am happy to find this post very useful for me, I am happy to find this post very useful for me,samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375360102034146278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-91845294252214499592023-08-20T13:56:29.043+10:002023-08-20T13:56:29.043+10:00Love this Trevor ... and always enjoy your posts. ...Love this Trevor ... and always enjoy your posts. I can't pick you 10 years younger in your primary school photo however. The one who might be you looks more like a rascal than how I think of you :)<br /><br />Lorraine McDonaldLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796413136044750504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-13125591169060339132023-05-06T20:35:05.300+10:002023-05-06T20:35:05.300+10:00Thanks Lorraine, lovely to hear from youThanks Lorraine, lovely to hear from youTrevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-80341747453329328902023-02-25T19:38:10.727+11:002023-02-25T19:38:10.727+11:00Thank you Trevor. This is great as always. Best wi...Thank you Trevor. This is great as always. Best wishes. Lorraine McDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-53628418073318351482023-02-25T09:08:18.368+11:002023-02-25T09:08:18.368+11:00Amen, I have been preaching about this on my blog ...Amen, I have been preaching about this on my blog and in my podcasts. Check out my work at www.LittleMissHISTORY.combamauthor.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729484497834537343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-68089225954441532352022-05-01T18:53:58.505+10:002022-05-01T18:53:58.505+10:00this is wonderful work
this is wonderful work<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744521418898667866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-46979706351451310972022-02-10T11:24:14.382+11:002022-02-10T11:24:14.382+11:00Thank you, Trevor, for the insightful post. The wo...Thank you, Trevor, for the insightful post. The words fell right into my heart. I identify with the idea of the cracks in the day that provide our students or even adults the opportunities to share their stories. The notion of sharing stories that people want to hear rather than the stories that are yearning to take up space in the ears and minds of others that come from deep down.<br />I work at a Charter school in Savannah, and we promote social justice and have created a culture of relationships through morning and afternoon circles. Due to the pandemic, we have not done the conventional circles with the talking stick and the guided opportunities to speak, share, and actively listen to each other. I recently just said I needed to build a safe space for myself and my children to talk, and we have been doing them for the past week. Depending on the day, we get into a circle on the floor and pass the talking stick. Most will share something or just pass the talking stick. This is a time provided for all to have a voice and the floor with undivided attention. I feel like my children and I were battling the cracks in our days to share our feelings and stories. It was making things harder for us, and being provided the time in my instructional day to make a deeper connection with my students has made a difference. I am learning more and more about my students, and yes, the experiences and feelings that my little six years old has already experienced are big. In one week of just getting into a circle, one of my most difficult children shared in the safe circle about the passing of his uncle and all the feelings he felt and all of the things that he did when he found out and that he was still mad, but he is working on it. That would not have fit into a crack in the day it would have been stepped over. It is a time for self-reflection also how the things we do impact others and that each of us is different. We hear things differently, see things differently, feel things differently. <br />You are most definitely sharing something that teachers, doctors, politicians, phycologist, and parents need to stop and think about. As humans, we cannot continue to utilize the cracks in our days to be the storytellers we are meant to be. We need to carve out the time and make it a priority. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11817004830594373874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-86657610108723344592022-01-20T09:09:44.313+11:002022-01-20T09:09:44.313+11:00i love the websitei love the websiteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106530593080836066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-84935910585280521802021-10-31T07:07:18.851+11:002021-10-31T07:07:18.851+11:00Thank you so much for sharing this article--so tru...Thank you so much for sharing this article--so true and very inspirational. I will be sharing it with my own followers.<br /><br />Best, Lori Josephson Lori C. Josephsonhttp://lorijosephson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-80443162684328210932021-09-22T23:46:02.295+10:002021-09-22T23:46:02.295+10:00Always interesting to compare what is popular outs...Always interesting to compare what is popular outside the US.bamauthor.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729484497834537343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-90833701785928726602020-04-28T20:06:33.890+10:002020-04-28T20:06:33.890+10:00Thanks Ali, I appreciate your comments.Thanks Ali, I appreciate your comments.Trevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-75476870080685686482020-04-17T12:46:21.692+10:002020-04-17T12:46:21.692+10:00Thanks for your thoughtful comment (missed at the ...Thanks for your thoughtful comment (missed at the time you made it)Trevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-6821933068672978302020-04-17T12:43:02.049+10:002020-04-17T12:43:02.049+10:00Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope that your cour...Thanks for visiting my blog. I hope that your course went well.Trevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-28589972393158889402020-04-17T12:41:26.298+10:002020-04-17T12:41:26.298+10:00Thank Kathy, glad it was helpful.Thank Kathy, glad it was helpful.Trevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-25971138560493701602020-03-02T07:59:01.870+11:002020-03-02T07:59:01.870+11:00I love this post and all the different angles you ...I love this post and all the different angles you address. Blogging is multifaceted, and I appreciate the ways you have laid it out here. I think blogging is an important method of writing that all students should be exposed to. I like that blogging can be for all ages and scaffolded depending on the age. My students use Seesaw and we have a class blog. Student request to post their work to the blog where parents and peers can see and comment on it. As my students complete assignments, I can have it set so that all students can see, like, and comment on each other’s work. I did turn this feature off, but as I read your post, it made me think of the bigger picture and its true potential. I love the idea of the critical thinking blog where students can build on each other’s ideas. This idea is perfect for upper elementary onward. I think if lower grades can set the foundation of blogging, older grades can really take it far. This notion really sets students up for the real world and an online presence.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159494954581166668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-54475903394493367512020-03-01T12:01:50.166+11:002020-03-01T12:01:50.166+11:00What a fabulous resource for parents, grandparents...What a fabulous resource for parents, grandparents, and caregivers! As teachers we often take for granted that everyone knows how to support children’s literacy development. Of course, they want the best for the little ones they love, they just need a nudge in the right direction. The free online guide Little People’s Literacy Learning has activities that are playful and geared to learning in comfortable, practical ways. For instance, making a habit of reading aloud to your child and being sure they see you reading is important in their development of literacy. <br /> Addressing the use of technology in ways that develop literacy are so valuable to promote intentional use rather than a babysitting type distraction. Noticing that multimedia sources for children as enriching is encouraging to family and caregivers; art, hearing stories told, and songs are all valuable forms of language and literacy. <br /> I appreciate that math is included in the modules since it has an important relationship to literacy. Often these subjects are seen as separate and families tend to identify with being good at one or the other. The activities being simple and requiring little to no preparation makes them very accessible to busy families. Thank you for this wonderful resource. I will share it with my friends and family!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-54978033573636468312020-02-20T05:13:38.689+11:002020-02-20T05:13:38.689+11:00Great post!Great post!Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136401771997450792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-90688010177923543492020-01-20T11:10:59.013+11:002020-01-20T11:10:59.013+11:00Arrgghhh...I just'put together' a 'sho...Arrgghhh...I just'put together' a 'short novel's of my OWN, in saying yo, to you, ol'chum, after decades of no contact!!!<br /><br />This is Waynee, of the days when you resided at Paddington...<br />And I was saying that you are looking rather like a 'worn' version of me old mate 'Paul'...(till I stopped and realised that we ALL most likely appear a wee bit 'worn', after 30 or so years of non-contact!!??)<br /><br />Just read so much about you in your'bio', that has hitherto been 'unknown'... all quite interesting, ny friend!!<br /><br />I personally, went through an incident which had me at 5ft 8 1/2inches tall, then immediately at 5ft 7 inches, in a split second!!!<br /><br />Hmmm, must admit that THAT one sorta 'got me thinking, and slowed me down a tad'!!<br /><br />Still, I have joined the Olivia Newton-John school of thought, whereby we both say 'f@#k the so-called experts with their 'infallible' diagnoses/prognoses!!<br />(She is riddled with cancer throughout every bone in her body, and I experienced an incident where one second I was 5ft 8 1/2 inches tall, and a split-second later, became 5ft 7inches!!)<br />The human brain is SO much more capable, than most of 'us' give it credit for...as, apparently, most of we humans, are happy enough to utilise 5-10% of its capacity!!<br />Very limiting, wot?<br />So, rather than succumbing to their 100% 'accurate' statement that I will DEFINITELY be confined to a wheelchair by 2015, I am taking my wee Shoodle, Salty, for 3/4 - 1 hr exercise'walkies', 2 - 3 times daily... and not a damned wheelchair in sight, ol'matey! Yay!!<br /><br />And, although limited weights-wise, I'm still able to continue dumbbell and similar work, to build up neck-muscle, in particular, (so that I don't wake one morning, rise up, then have my head 'flop' down onto a shoulder!)... that WOULD be a 'pisser', methinks Paul!!!<br /><br />Anyhoo, enough from this 'little-black-duck', for now, but I do look forward to reading a word or five, in return, matey?<br /><br />Cheers, oh, and best wishes for a marvellous 2020, and FAR beyond!!!<br /><br />Waynee, Morgan (daughter), and Salty-the-ex-seadog.<br /><br />🤔💪 🙋 🐶Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986522439802954852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-63044615225697876022019-11-16T10:20:42.314+11:002019-11-16T10:20:42.314+11:00I also read that learning a foreign language or a ...I also read that learning a foreign language or a new musical instrument helps against dementia. I would also postulate that physical activity that involves memory recall helps like learning a martial art. Mia Wenjenhttps://pragmaticmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-10109914578419723732019-11-16T00:33:13.623+11:002019-11-16T00:33:13.623+11:00The study is well worth the read. Fascinating (and...The study is well worth the read. Fascinating (and a bit scary) information. Like you, I will be interested to see if learning to read at mid-life can help. Let's hope so!<br />Terry Dohertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291530528452127917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-38697926482117905442019-10-19T16:23:33.437+11:002019-10-19T16:23:33.437+11:00One of the basic reasons why reading is important ...One of the basic reasons why reading is important is because it helps you grow mentally, emotionally and psychologically.Best books for strong womenhttps://poetrylenses.comnoreply@blogger.com