Literacy ← Storyline Scotland

Beginning Literacy

Nov

2011

A Visit to Siduskoli, Akureyri, Iceland Rosa Eggertsdottir, University of Akureyri While Sallie Harkness and Steve Bell were visiting Akureyri last autumn they had the opportunity to observe a 2nd grade class where Margret Baldvinsdottir and Sara Svanlaugsdottir (see photograph) were team teaching. “Beginning Literacy” is a fairly new literacy programme, available to schools since ...

New books in Norwegian about Storyline

Mar

2011

Knut Åge Teigen Over the last one and a half years three textbooks have been published in Norway containing articles about Storyline. The articles relate Storyline to reading and writing as basic skills and Storyline as a method for differentiated learning. “Language – And Reading Guidance – In Theory and Practice” The book “Språk- og ...

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Aug

2010

The Storyline Teaching Method – Encouraging Children to Become Independent Learners On Tuesday 24th August 2010 Sallie Harkness and Steve Bell gave a presentation on Storyline as an educational approach to cross-curricular teaching at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. They were delighted to discover that there was a full house of 175 people, mostly teachers, ...

MEd Children’s Literature & Literacies

Apr

2010

This exciting new programme, the first of its kind in Scotland, offers students the opportunity to consider the central concerns of the field of children’s literature and literacy teaching in the light of new perspectives and offers the chance to deepen expertise in specialist areas. It affords course members the opportunity to take a literary ...

UKLA Reading Focus Day, Nottingham University

Jul

2006

In the photograph, from left to right, Sue Ellis, University of Strathclyde, who organised and chaired the UKLA Reading Focus Day with Dr Vivienne Smith and Steve Bell who were invited to make a presentation on Storyline and Critical Literacy. Storyline is essentially experiential and constructivist. It uses expressive arts and language to help children name, discuss, describe and explain their ...

Book: Promoting Language Across the Curriculum

Jul

2006

Authors: Steve Bell & Sallie Harkness Published by UKLA Publications ISBN-13: 10 1 8976 38345 Format: Mini-book Link to publisher

Norwegian Teachers visit American Community School, Cobham, England

Apr

2004

On Wednesday, the 14th of April, 35 Norwegian educators from Askollen skole, Drammen, Norway visited the American Community School, Cobham, England. The purpose of their visit was to learn about effective teaching strategies including Storyline. Rebecca Plaskitt hosted their visit sharing about a current historical Storyline, multiple uses of math manipulatives, and ideas for teaching ...

Report of two one-day courses on planning literature based Storylines

Jan

2004

Skarpnacks skola, Stockholm, Sweden by Sallie Harkness I am most grateful to Mait Adegaard, Vice Principal of Skarpnacks Skola for organising these courses and for inviting me to Stockholm where she was a gracious and enthusiastic hostess. Staff at Skarpnacks Skola are experienced Storyliners and have, in the past, enjoyed attending courses delivered by Steve ...

Freja and Eskil – New Danish Reading System

Jun

2003

Once again Jørgen Frost introduces a new reading system for the introductory period of school. Taking his starting point in Nils Hartmanns novel about two children from the Danish Middle Ages, and in the principles of Comprehensive reading, he offers a refreshingly new approach for tomorrow’s balanced teaching in reading. A beautiful book for reading ...