Literacy involves:

• Understanding texts though listening, reading and viewing
• Making texts through speaking, writing and creating
• Developing text, grammar, visual and word knowledge

• A daily Reading Hour with whole class and small group teaching
• Reading Intervention as needed
• Independent Reading Time
• Subscription to the Reading Eggs site for every student
• Teaching of phonics (sounds) through the Little Learners Love Literacy program
• Individual conferences (learning discussions) with students on books they read
• Celebration of stories from different cultures
• A school library for the students to borrow books from
• Mini Libraries in every classroom
• A range of assessment tools to track student achievement and growth

• A daily Writing Hour with whole class and small group teaching
• Handwriting
• Spelling
• Grammar
• The publishing of work using Digital Technology
• Individual conferences (learning discussions) with students on their writing
• Writing Intervention as needed

Speaking and Listening

Speaking and Listening is integrated within literacy, numeracy and our units of inquiry. Students will experience:

• Language experiences
• Participation as listeners and speakers in conversations, discussion, debates and presentations
• Practice using a range of vocabulary
• Dramatic activities e.g. reader’s theatre, puppet plays, role plays