| How can differences between home and school language affect learning? |
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Teachers and students may be very aware of differences between the language they use at home and the language they use at school. For example, new methods for communication, like email and text messages, use language differently. As their use becomes increasingly common, the meaning of literacy in every day life is being redefined. 
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You might like to think about differences between the language used at home and the language that is specifically used in the classroom. For a period of a week, you could make a note of, or pay special attention to: • words and phrases students are using that would be suitable for electronic communications but not for writing in the classroom. For example, “gr8 (great)”, “brb (be right back)”, and “lol (laugh out loud)” (Adapted from Reflective Activity 12 – 3c on the Reflective Teaching website at: http://www.rtweb.info/ch12/ra12-3c.html) Moving forward Having thought about examples of different aspects of language that your students use, you will have some concrete examples you could draw on in discussions with students about how they can choose language to match context and purpose. How else could you support their understanding? Could you extend students’ opportunities to write for different purposes using their experiences and skills in electronic communications? Find out more  The full project is InterActive Education: teaching and learning in the information age set out to answer a big question lead by Prof. Rosamund Sutherland, Prof. Susan Robertson, and Prof. Peter John. The project website is at: http://www.interactiveeducation.ac.uk/ Find out more by reading a TRIPS digest on exploring children’s literacy practices at home: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/literacy/TueOct281205032003/ |
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