This training is aimed at those who will be leading workshops, perhaps as ambassadors or project managers. Here you will find the information you need to get started with your colleagues.
Please note that everything you read below is a suggestion for how you can hold workshops with your colleagues. Feel free to adapt it to suit your needs and provide valuable input for your continued work with reading.
Course content
- Before the workshop Insights and Analysis
- Preparing for the Reading Journey workshop
- Preparing for the Lexplore Library workshop
The purpose of this workshop is for you and your colleagues to gain a shared understanding of all students' results so that you can then develop reading instruction that promotes learning.
We welcome you to develop your work together 😀
Workshop structure
The workshop you will be leading consists of the following three modules, which you will complete together with your colleagues.
- What does what we see in Lexplore mean? - A brief review of what Lexplore measures, along with examples and suggestions on how to interpret the results.
- Analysis work at the school - Here, you will take a closer look at the results for the school, the class and the students. Together, you can identify the reasons for the results and use this information to plan joint initiatives.
- Analysis work throughout the organisation - The headteacher group and steering group can benefit from the insights in Lexplore for your organisation's joint work to improve all students' reading skills. Here, you can take a closer look at the insights at the organisational level and learn about the findings of the analysis work at the schools.
You are warmly welcome to analyse together!
Module 1 - What does what we see in Lexplore mean?
Here, you will listen together and get an overview of how the results are presented.
The purpose is to gain a basic understanding of the results before working with the workshop.
We estimate that module 1 will take about 5 minutes.
You are warmly welcome to join us in our analysis!
Module 2 - Analysis at school
Here, you will work together to take a closer look at your results at school, class and student level, discuss what you see and listen to individual students. You will be guided through the entire module, and the film will ask you to pause and discuss. So just click to start the film when you are ready.
Prepare before the analysis:
- How you want to document your work.
🔗 Here are some suggested templates to download. - Take part in both training courses, Insights and Analysis - Theory and Insights and Analysis - Practical.
- Everyone should bring their computer and be able to log in to Lexplore.
- Everyone should bring headphones.
The aim is to gain a shared understanding of the analysis and to provide you, as a team, with the tools to analyse, plan and evaluate your systematic reading work together based on the insights you gain through Lexplore.
We estimate that the entire module will take approximately 2 hours. The film included in the module is approximately 20 minutes long. There are breaks with 16 analysis questions to discuss. We estimate that each question will take about 5 minutes on average. Of course, you can choose to have shorter discussions, remove questions or complete the module on several occasions. You choose what suits your school best!
Module 3 - Analysis throughout the organisation
Here, you will receive guidance from the headteacher group or steering group on how to interpret what you see in Lexplore.
Prepare before the analysis:
- How you want to document your work.
🔗 Here is a suggested template to download. - Take part in the training course Insights and Analysis - Theory
- Everyone brings their computer and can log in to Lexplore
The aim is to establish a systematic approach throughout the management chain. It is the person who leads the organisation or has been given the leadership role who also sets the tone for how important and influential the joint work on reading development is for the pupils' opportunities to achieve their goals in all subjects.
We estimate that the module will take approximately 45 minutes. The film included in the module takes approximately 10 minutes. There are breaks with seven discussion questions. We estimate that each question takes an average of 5 minutes.
The aim is for you and your colleagues to establish a common starting point for developing your reading teaching.
We welcome you to develop your work together 😀
Workshop structure
The workshop you will be leading consists of the following four modules, which you will complete together with your colleagues.
- Theories of reading
- Getting started with intensive reading
- Evaluating intensive reading together
- Creating balanced reading instruction together
Welcome to a well-rounded workshop!
Module 1 - Theories of reading
Here, you will listen and discuss the reading theories that are presented, so no documentation is required.
The aim is to gain a shared understanding of reading and reading development.
We estimate that the module will take approximately 55 minutes. The film included in the module takes approximately 15 minutes. There are 8 breaks with discussion questions. We estimate that each question will take an average of 5 minutes.
Module 2 - Get started with intensive reading
If you have not tried an intensive period of reading fluency training, this module will provide you with support to do so. In this module, you will log in to the Lexplore portal. As an ambassador, you can therefore ensure that everyone has received their invitation so that everything runs smoothly when you log in during the workshop. This means you will need to bring your computers with you for Module 2.
The aim is to get started with this effective method for improving decoding and reading fluency together.
We estimate that the module will take around 30 minutes to complete. The video included in the module is 8 minutes long. There are parts where you will need to log in to the Lexplore portal.
Module 3 - Evaluate the intensive reading together
In this module, you will evaluate your intensive reading period. We recommend that you document your findings so that you can refer back to them later. Therefore, bring your computers or other devices so that you can write.
The aim is to work together to develop the intensive reading for next time. You can do this by thinking individually and discussing with each other. As an ambassador, you have an important task in conveying a positive atmosphere in the group where you see opportunities instead of obstacles. The focus should be on the culture of sharing and good examples.
We estimate that the module will take about 30 minutes to complete. The film in the module takes 3 minutes. There are 5 breaks with discussion questions. We estimate that each question will take an average of 5 minutes.
Module 4 - Creating balanced reading instruction together
For this module, there is a PowerPoint presentation that participants can download BEFORE you begin. Participants should download it to their own computers so that they can take notes.
🔗 You can find the document here.
You will also be active and work with post-it notes or a whiteboard. You can decide this before you start the module and prepare accordingly.
In this module, there are three different methods that you will work with:
- Think for yourself
- Share and discuss together
- Document in columns
The aim is to build on what you already do, using your experience and the knowledge you have hopefully gained in the previous modules. With this as a starting point, you will together
We estimate that the module will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. The video included in the module is 8 minutes long. There are 5 breaks with 8 steps where you will work on evaluation, analysis and forward planning.
The aim is to provide you and your colleagues with support in getting started with Lexplore Library with your students.
Welcome 😀
Workshop structure
The workshop you will be leading consists of a module that you will complete together with your colleagues.
The module includes:
- What is available in Lexplore Library. Introduction to the different parts of Lexplore Library and how to use them.
- We practise together. Here you will be given six tasks to practise using the Library.
The aim is to gain basic knowledge to get started and use the Library.
We estimate that the module will take approximately 50 minutes. The film takes about 15 minutes, followed by a question for discussion and six exercises to complete. We estimate that each exercise takes an average of 5 minutes.
Everyone needs to have a Lexplore login and bring their computer to complete the exercises.
Well done ⭐
Now that you’ve completed the course, Ambassador 3!
The next course for you is Insights and Analysis - Theory. In this course, you will learn everything about what the results mean.
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