Literacy Resources

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

Recreational Reading Material