At Glenroy West Primary School, we believe that literacy is the foundation for a successful education. Our comprehensive literacy program covers understanding texts through listening, reading, and viewing; making texts through speaking, writing, and creating; and developing text, grammar, visual, and word knowledge.
Our commitment to literacy includes:
Reading
- A daily Reading Hour with whole class and small group teaching
- Tailored Reading Intervention as needed
- Independent Reading Time for students
- Access to digital programs for every student
- Phonics teaching through the Little Learners Love Literacy program
- Individual conferences to discuss students' reading progress
- Celebrating stories from diverse cultures
- A well-stocked school library for borrowing books
- Mini Libraries in every classroom
- Various assessment tools to track student achievement and growth
Writing
- A daily Writing Hour with whole class and small group teaching
- Focus on handwriting, spelling, and grammar
- Publishing work using Digital Technology
- Individual conferences to discuss students' writing progress
- Writing Intervention as needed
Speaking and Listening
- Integrated within literacy, numeracy, and units of inquiry
- Engaging in language experiences
- Participating in conversations, discussions, debates, and presentations
- Practising a range of vocabulary
- Dramatic activities, such as reader's theatre, puppet plays, and role plays
Our school library offers an extensive collection of new books for students to borrow and explore.