Parent Support Material

Literacy Resources

Adjectives Worksheet
Direct Speech Exercises
Spelling, Punctuation and Typing Exercise
Order of Information Worksheet
Point of View Exercise

Literacy Strategies

  1. Parent skilling sessions
    • Daytime or evening dependant on need
    • Sessions are designed to give parents skills to help their children
    • Program will run once a month
    • Students would be encouraged to attend evening/afternoon run sessions

  2. Every day counts (EQ)
    • ID Attend software utilised
    • Consequences of truancy reviewed

  3. Every minute, every word counts (CSHS)
    • Academic expectations lifted at all levels
    • Consistent quality teaching
    • On task activities

  4. Science / literacy class
    • Students entering Year 8 with low literacy will be put into a class
    • This class uses science as the structure/content yet literacy as the focus
    • As literacy increases so does the amount of science

  5. Literacy / Numeracy Activities
    • Each newsletter will have a simple activity aimed at lower level Yr 8/9
    • The activity will alternate between literacy and numeracy each newsletter
    • Prize for most completed

  6. Review of Learning Support
    • A formal review will be conducted
    • Focus is on Year 8/9 literacy and numeracy
    • ITAS tutoring program included in review (staff are difficult to find)

  7. Community, Health and Environment (CHE)
    • Include a support a reader program
    • Include support a writer program
    • 30minutes per week- Yr 12 with Yr 8

  8. Yr 9 Literacy elective
    • Subject option for underperforming students

  9. Mathletics
    • Purchase program
    • Supply as part of school fees

  10. Calculators
    • Part of stationary pack
    • Integrated into program
    • Teacher to store if students bringing them is an issue

  11. Literacy across the curriculum
    • Each subject to review their literacy expectations
    • Added as a separate section in each junior work program
    • Literacy as an on the report card / mid semester report

  12. Literacy Academic
    • Engage an Academic from Griffith University to work with the school
    • This person may conduct research and analysis of results and the effectiveness of implemented programs
    • Conduct PD on “literacy across the curriculum”

Numeracy Resources

Mixed Worksheet 1
Mixed Worksheet 2
Mixed Worksheet 3
Mixed Worksheet 4
Mixed Worksheet 5

Multiply & Divide Worksheet (Answers)
Number Dividing Facts Worksheet

Puzzles & Problems Worksheet

Prickly Problems Worksheet
Solving Problems Worksheet 1
Solving Problems Worksheet 2

Recreational Reading Material

The following authors and/or titles are possibilities for student recreational reading. Some may be suitable for older readers; parental guidance is recommended. These books may also be available at local libraries.

Paul Jennings:
Unbearable
Undone
Uncanny
Unreal
Round the Twist

Morris Gleitzman:
Misery Guts
Second Childhood
Puppy Fat
Blabbermouth
Two Weeks with the Queen

Roald Dahl:
James and the Giant Peach
Matilda
The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka

Choose Your Own Adventure series:

Meg Cabot Princess Diaries
Isobelle Carmody Greylands
James Valentine Jump Man series
Carole Wilkinson Ramose: The Sting of the Scorpion
Justin D’Arth Pool
Garth Nix Keys to the Kingdom series
Margaret Clark Friends Forever
Melissa Morgan Camp Confidential series
Lisi Harrison Dial L for Loser (Clique series)

Stephenie Mayer Twilight (Vampire series) Older readers
Maureen Mc Carthy Older readers

Other titles include:
Adornetto, Alexandra - The Shadow thief; The Lampo circus
Bauer, Michael - The Running man; Don't call me Ishmael; Ishmael and the dugong
Brugman, Alyssa - Being Bindy-Finding Grace
Colfer, Eoin - Artemis Fowl (Series)
Constable, Kate - Singer of all songs; The Tenth power; The Waterless sea
Flanagan, John - Ranger's apprentice (Series)
Flynn, Pat - Alex Jackson; The Line formation
Funke, Cornelia - The Thief lord; Inkheart
Fusillo, Archimede - Sparring with shadows
Horowitz, Anthony - Alex Rider (Series)
Jones, V M - Serpents of Arakesh
Jones, Dianna - Wynne Merlin conspiracy; The Pinhoe egg
Larbalestier, Justine - Magic or madness; Magic's child; Magic lessons
Levine, Gail - Ella enchanted; Ever
Metzenthen, David - Black water
Moloney, James - The Book of lies; Master of the book
Muchamore, Robert - Cherub (Series)
Murray, Martine - he Slightl bruised glory of Cedar B. Hartley
Nix, Garth - Keys to the kingdom (Series)
Paver, Michelle - Chronicles of ancient darkness (Series)
Pierce, Tamora - Song of the lioness quartet (Series)
Pullman, Phillip - His dark materials trilogy (Series)
Russon, Penny - Undine trilogy (Series)
Sachar, Louis - Holes; Small steps
Selznick, Brian - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Thompson, Kate - The New policeman; The Fourth horseman
Wilkinson, Carole - Dragonkeeper (Series)
Winton, Tim - Blueback