Creating texts In order to edit, students need to Provide detailed proofreading have the linguistic resources to checklists that will be helpful to Reread and edit students’ own and identify mistakes. An error is usually EAL/D students. others’ work using agreed criteria for indicative of the student’s position text structures and language features Identify one or two key items to look on the EAL/D learning progression (ACELY1705) for in each editing task. and is reflective of what they have yet to learn. Successful editing requires both breadth and depth of English language knowledge, which comes later in the language learning journey where students develop a sense of makes sense’ and sounds ‘what ‘what right’ in English. Creating texts EAL/D students’ knowledge of ICT Explicitly teach keyboard skills, may be much less or much better including charts that show Use a range of software including developed than their peers. Different upper-case and lower-case matches word processing programs with languages have different placement (as keyboards are in the upper case). fluency and accuracy to construct, of keys on the keyboard, and so edit and publish written text, and EAL/D students’ ability to word select, edit and place visual, print and process may be compromised. audio elements (ACELY1707)
Creating texts Reread and edit students’ own and others’ work using agreed criteria for text structures and language features (ACELY1705) In order to edit, students need to have the linguistic resources to identify mistakes. An error is usually indicative of the student’s position on the EAL/D learning progression and is reflective of what they have yet to learn. Provide detailed proofreading checklists that will be helpful to EAL/D students. Identify one or two key items to look for in each editing task. Successful editing requires both breadth and depth of English language knowledge, which comes later in the language learning journey where students develop a sense of ‘what makes sense’ and ‘what sounds right’ in English. Creating texts Use a range of software including word processing programs with fluency and accuracy to construct, edit and publish written text, and select, edit and place visual, print and audio elements (ACELY1707) EAL/D students’ knowledge of ICT may be much less or much better developed than their peers. Different languages have different placement of keys on the keyboard, and so EAL/D students’ ability to word process may be compromised. Explicitly teach keyboard skills, including charts that show upper-case and lower-case matches (as keyboards are in the upper case).
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