PLTs cards to enable students to develop their
literacy skills
The following set of cards I developed from
a set that I saw in school. They are designed to drive students to acknowledge
the skills that they are using day in and day out and selfishly another way in
my room to work on literacy skills.
I have a set of cards with all the PLTs on
them on each of my tables (double sided so students either side of the table
are seeing what the other are) as a thinking tool kit. I have laminated the
cards (see pictures of below) so when a student believes they are demonstrating
a specific element of that aspect of PLTs, they mark it off with their initials
(see for example Creative Thinkers can…). Students I’ve found like to show me
and their table, ‘yes sir I am learning in your lesson this way’. But if they
do mark their initials they have to justify with everyone on the table why
their name should be connected with that skill by showing evidence or
discussing evidence.
To aid students with this transition from
believing to demonstrating they can use the language to the right of each card
and connect it to their learning and the skill that they have marked off. So it
shows good relational thinking from a solo perspective.
PLTs are a valuable tool in assisting
students to being independent in our lessons and more importantly independent
in ALL of their lessons and with life outside of school.
Give them a go! To consolidate your great tasks. I've found students get the links making statements like;
"Oh I didn't realise I do that skills".
Think of it as training for when they have to write a CV and struggle to formulate what they are good at.
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