Disciplinary literacy in KS3 mathematics

This course

This online training involves two hour-long sessions and introduces teachers to interactive discussion and vocabulary activities for mathematics learning

Session one: Wednesday 4 October 2023 16:00 - 17:00

Session two: Wednesday 18 October 2023 16:00 - 17:00

Course content

During the course staff will:

• Understand what is meant by disciplinary literacy in mathematics
• Use evidence from research to investigate effective literacy strategies for speaking, reading and vocabulary development in mathematics
• Explore strategies for improving comprehension of multi-stage word problems
• Identifying and using command words in mathematics
• Developing and designing spoken tasks

Audience

Teachers of mathematics at KS3 who teach groups with weaker communication skills. It may also support higher-level teaching assistants working with SEN and EAL learners in maths lessons

For more information, download the course agenda.

Costs

• £100 for a single ticket
• £800 for a private online group booking

Please contact Nisha Tank for more information and costings for an in-person booking

Enquiries

• For all ticketed events contact Jess Hirst, Project Assistant
• For all group or whole-school training enquiries contact Nisha Tank, Programme Manager, School Improvement

Booking now open

Please contact Jess Hirst if you have any questions.