Prue Sturgess

I am a Primary teacher who has been around for a few years. I have recently finished my Masters in the area of Literacy. I am always keen to learn.

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

@wordtorque I can't wait 😊

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

@DamonPThomas Great. Yes life is busy but good.

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

Today I worked with some great ladies to summarise our thoughts about spelling after ready Misty's article. A repertoire approach covers all types of linguistic knowledge.

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

@wordtorque @TasGovEducation Thanks for sharing your knowledge over the last few years @wordtorque. You have empowered me (and my students) to go exploring. We love talking about words

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

@wordtorque @borneo_pete @aleaaustralia I remember you teaching us how to use etymonline, but it was great to have it reinforced today!

[shameer @Sham2605Shameer]

Determining Importance strategy- The students are Identifying the difference between details and big ideas. One of our first tasks is to identify what a detail is and the difference between a detail and a big idea.#comprehensionstrategies

[Sturgey @sturgey171]

A fucking amazing piece of art with all proceeds going to the @RedCrossAU

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

We have been exploring when we need to double the final consonants. We had a go at creating our own flow charts to clarify our discoveries.

[FionaHamilton @wordtorque]

Finding little words inside big words can often be misleading when Ss are trying to analyze words. You have to guide them to think of the rel’ship between base & complex word. This Ss thought (taxi) cab was the base but what does it have to do with a cabinet? #orthographicinquiry

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

Practising how we add suffixes to words that end with a single, silent <e>.

[Caught in the Spell of Words @Orthographers]

#orthographicinquiry sparks thinking. Inquire, quest, inquisitive, query all derive from L. quaerere: to seek to learn, strive mentally. Synonyms past & present also reflect the intellectual act of inquiry:investigate, underseek,insee, sleuth. Inquiry is active,never passive.

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

Oops - create.

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

Amazing day of learning with Peter Bowers today. Spelling should start with the meaning - ceate excitement by inquiring into words #ALEA_NATCONF2019

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

Fiona Jackson reminds about this important message from Debbie Miller. #ALEA_NatConf2019

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

@aatealeaconf Will we be getting a bit of a description of the workshops to help us choose?

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

@aatealeaconf The constant dilemma with conferences: how do I decide which sessions to go to when there's so many good ones!

[Prue Sturgess @pruems]

Some very important messages for teachers of reading- in other words, all teachers!

[Nell K. Duke @nellkduke]

A long holiday week coming up. What to do? Read READING THEORY! It's fun! It's exciting! 🙃 Here's @KellyBCartwrig1 & my article on an accessible model of reading, plus an article on implications of the model for practice & policy.
https://t.co/viHIdZJSUh
https://t.co/cppCXo8lyZ

[Fountas & Pinnell @FountasPinnell]

Children read books to learn how to read. It might sound simple but children reading wonderful books is the root of becoming literate. #FPLiteracy