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Language
This year under the new Australian Curriculum we will be focusing on Language, Literature and Literacy. Included in these areas is a very heavy focus on reading, writing, printing, as well as a grammar, semantic (word meaning) and comprehension (interpretation and understanding of what is heard and read). Over the first few weeks of the school year, each teacher has been involved in diagnostic testing of the children across many of the learning areas. The results of these tests will enable us to individualise a language/literacy programme within our own classrooms. The children will be involved in small group activities to cater for individual language and literacy development.
If your child has been identified to join one these small groups for supporting activities, you will receive a GEP or an IEP to read and sign. At home it is important to support your child's language development by asking questions to check their comprehension/ understanding when reading or when encountering new words. At home it is important to support your child’s language development by asking them questions to check their understanding and comprehension when reading or encountering new words. Regardless how simple you think that word may be. Remember, some words are abstract concepts to understand and require explanations. Be a “co learner” by searching meanings together in a dictionary or “Google” it.
Also correct and remodel at point of need when your child makes grammatical errors especially with pronouns (“he”, “him”, “his”, “she”, “her”, “hers’”) or tense (“ran” instead of “runned”, “kept” instead of “keeped”) or any articulation of letter sounds or pronunciation of words.
Children with a good vocabulary, grammar knowledge and articulation are more likely to correctly interpret what they read and express
themselves more effectively when speaking and writing. and the use of picture cues.
Reading
It is important to listen to your child read every night when they start bring home reading books and be both positive and encouraging. Remember, they will not know the words at the beginning so please help them rather than let them struggle with every word. Home readers support our in class reading programme. Please remember children choose their own readers.
Guided Reading/Daily Five
When children are explicitly taught the strategies of how to read and given opportunity to read they become confident, capable readers. The amount of time children spend reading and developing their reading skills directly impacts on their reading development. We at Landsdale Primary School always strive to undertake best teaching practice for the children at this school. Therefore, Guided Reading/daily five has become a whole school priority in order to improve the reading skills of all children attending the school. During term one, we begin listening to student reading and comprehension and by the end of this term students will be levelled into appropriate reading groups. Please be patient whilst this process occurs.
Students will be involved in Guided Reading once they are able to read simple readers independently. Until this occurs the children will be involved in shared reading activities where reading strategies will be explicitly taught.
Reading strategies include:
▪ Using the illustrations to help decode the words on the page.
▪ Using the knowledge of first letter sounds to help decode words.
▪ Predicting words based on what is happening in the story.
▪ Chunking sounds together to help decode the words in the story.
Re reading the sentence to make sure that it makes sense.
Comprehension is a major part of the reading process. Questioning children about the stories they read will help further develop their understanding and continue to improve their reading skills.
Should you have any further questions about the Guided Reading/daily five Program please do not hesitate to contact me.
Printing /Writing
The print font for year two is Foundation. It is important that the children learn where they need to begin writing each letter to develop formation skills. Please encourage this at home. It is important to stress to your child that a capital letter is used for the first letter only; not in the middle of names.
This year under the new Australian Curriculum we will be focusing on Language, Literature and Literacy. Included in these areas is a very heavy focus on reading, writing, printing, as well as a grammar, semantic (word meaning) and comprehension (interpretation and understanding of what is heard and read). Over the first few weeks of the school year, each teacher has been involved in diagnostic testing of the children across many of the learning areas. The results of these tests will enable us to individualise a language/literacy programme within our own classrooms. The children will be involved in small group activities to cater for individual language and literacy development.
If your child has been identified to join one these small groups for supporting activities, you will receive a GEP or an IEP to read and sign. At home it is important to support your child's language development by asking questions to check their comprehension/ understanding when reading or when encountering new words. At home it is important to support your child’s language development by asking them questions to check their understanding and comprehension when reading or encountering new words. Regardless how simple you think that word may be. Remember, some words are abstract concepts to understand and require explanations. Be a “co learner” by searching meanings together in a dictionary or “Google” it.
Also correct and remodel at point of need when your child makes grammatical errors especially with pronouns (“he”, “him”, “his”, “she”, “her”, “hers’”) or tense (“ran” instead of “runned”, “kept” instead of “keeped”) or any articulation of letter sounds or pronunciation of words.
Children with a good vocabulary, grammar knowledge and articulation are more likely to correctly interpret what they read and express
themselves more effectively when speaking and writing. and the use of picture cues.
Reading
It is important to listen to your child read every night when they start bring home reading books and be both positive and encouraging. Remember, they will not know the words at the beginning so please help them rather than let them struggle with every word. Home readers support our in class reading programme. Please remember children choose their own readers.
Guided Reading/Daily Five
When children are explicitly taught the strategies of how to read and given opportunity to read they become confident, capable readers. The amount of time children spend reading and developing their reading skills directly impacts on their reading development. We at Landsdale Primary School always strive to undertake best teaching practice for the children at this school. Therefore, Guided Reading/daily five has become a whole school priority in order to improve the reading skills of all children attending the school. During term one, we begin listening to student reading and comprehension and by the end of this term students will be levelled into appropriate reading groups. Please be patient whilst this process occurs.
Students will be involved in Guided Reading once they are able to read simple readers independently. Until this occurs the children will be involved in shared reading activities where reading strategies will be explicitly taught.
Reading strategies include:
▪ Using the illustrations to help decode the words on the page.
▪ Using the knowledge of first letter sounds to help decode words.
▪ Predicting words based on what is happening in the story.
▪ Chunking sounds together to help decode the words in the story.
Re reading the sentence to make sure that it makes sense.
Comprehension is a major part of the reading process. Questioning children about the stories they read will help further develop their understanding and continue to improve their reading skills.
Should you have any further questions about the Guided Reading/daily five Program please do not hesitate to contact me.
Printing /Writing
The print font for year two is Foundation. It is important that the children learn where they need to begin writing each letter to develop formation skills. Please encourage this at home. It is important to stress to your child that a capital letter is used for the first letter only; not in the middle of names.
Reading Rockets is a great resource that parents can access from home. Click on the year level and theme on the website and you can download activities that compliment books and complete activities with your child. The books can be borrowed from your local library. To go to the reading rockets website click the picture above.