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Part 6: Celebrating Growth in Literacy
Team Teaching Success at Mt Barker South Primary School What happens when two passionate Year 5/6 teachers join forces to create a truly integrated literacy programme? At Mt Barker South Primary School in South Australia, Renee Saldhana and Ra Te Whare have discovered the transformative power of collaborative teaching that...
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Building Literacy Foundations: Essential Strategies for the Modern Classroom
Transformative approaches for creating vibrant literacy environments that empower students and foster lifelong learning habits As teachers, we understand the importance of setting the tone for a productive, inspiring school year. Creating a literacy-rich environment isn't just about the aesthetics of your classroom—it's about equipping students with the strategies and...
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Conferring with Readers: Assessment Rubrics
Conferring with students is a unique and significant opportunity to learn about what a student is doing as a reader/writer as we engage with them side by side during the Reading Conference. This resource, Conferring with Readers: Assessment Rubric, allows you to have a comprehensive eye on the child as...
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Conferring With Reader Prompts
Conferring With Reader Prompts Find out what your readers know about the act of reading with these 5 really good questions/prompts. Have them handy when you confer with each student individually, or during the Reflection/ Share Time. Or glue the sheet into their Reader's Notebook, ready for when you meet...
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The Motivation to Read Profile - Survey for Students
Designing effective and engaging instruction means considering the motivational needs of students. The Motivation to Read Profile: Survey for Students is a tool that supports teachers in creating motivating classroom contexts for literacy. Students who are engaged have their eyes on what they are doing, are ardently attending to the...
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Standardised Tests - Preparing Students
Included in this resource pack 'Standardised Testing - Preparing Students' is: NAPLAN/PatR reading tips for helping students do their best on multiple choice questions NAPLAN/PatR reading top 10 suggestions for embedding test-taking skills into the Reading Program NAPLAN/PatR reading prompts to teach readers how to find specific information in texts...
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Question Answer Response - Resource Sheets
Included in this resource 'Question Answer Response - Resource Sheets' are: 4 Question Types Right There Questions Think and Search Questions Author and You Questions On My Own Question These tips/prompts are featured on our Teacher's Toolkit for Literacy podcast, episode 23. Enjoy!
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Reading Comprehension Prompts: Flip Chart Yrs 3-4 and Yrs 5-6
Reading Comprehension Prompts: Finding Specific Information in Texts, Yrs 3-4 and Yrs 5-6 This flip chart resource has a focus on 'Good Readers Find Specific Information in Texts.' It can be enlarged to A3 and made into a handy chart for easy reference and display to students. Purpose: To support...
