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Structured literacy
Structured literacy
Structured literacy approaches support students to develop strong literacy foundations. Systematically and explicitly teaching the elements of structured literacy approaches to novice learners strengthens their understanding, helps to manage their cognitive load, and maximises their progress in acquiring literacy. Structured literacy approach elements include oral language, phonemic awareness, systematic synthetic phonics, handwriting, vocabulary, morphology, syntax, fluency, text structure, writing processes, and comprehension. They are reflected in the content of the teaching sequences and teaching considerations of the English learning area.
learning to read
learning to read
This gives you an overview of how we are teaching our junior tamariki to read.
Parent Information Evening.pdfLLLL_Letter_for_Parents.pdf
Teaching handwriting
Teaching handwriting
Teaching learners to write letters automatically enhances the quality of their writing. When learners can form letters effortlessly, this frees up cognitive space to express more creative ideas. The guide Teaching Handwriting has been updated to support the refreshed English learning area, and is available online: Teaching Handwriting document link
A large body of research demonstrates the benefits of handwriting which include:
Activating and strengthening the brain pathway used for spelling and decoding
Enabling a strong pathway connecting students' memory to new knowledge
Raising motivation and confidence with writing
The updated Teaching Handwriting guidance includes specific guidance about:
The use of pen, chalk and pencil
General way to grip
Guidance on good posture
Formation instruction for each letter
A brief overview for each year group and the focus for handwriting including Year 7/8
An overview of an optional cursive style, which may be explored by some learners.
Cursive is associated with better outcomes for spelling
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