Short video clips can provide students with interesting ideas for writing.

Fireman saves kitten

Use the video clip to motivate students to create a short piece of writing about the resource.

Fireman saves kitten – Student exemplar writing  

Students could use the exemplar to review the sequencing of events during their partner-checks.

 

Image by Ronshi Perera.

 

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A fluency phone, also referred to as a whisper phone or phonics phone, is a self-amplifying device.



Focus: using a fluency phone to support students during writing self-checks

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