Literacy @ DRPS
At DRPS we believe that Literacy is critical to a student’s education as it supports the understanding of all curriculum areas. Our school is committed to developing enthusiastic, confident, resilient, reflective and curious learners in Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening and we achieve this by creating experiences that instil a love for learning and a culture where students can be challenged in a safe and supportive environment.
At DRPS we provide quality teaching and learning programs through the following research-based practices:
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Explicit instruction in the 6 aspects of Literacy: fluency, comprehension, oral language, vocabulary, phonics and phonological awareness
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Conducting assessment and analysis that informs our differentiated planning, teaching and learning
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School-wide tracking and monitoring of the development of all students
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Timely intervention to support low/high achieving students
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Daily opportunities for sustained independent reading and writing, shared reading and writing and classroom discussions to promote critical thinking, comprehension and vocabulary development
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A whole school differentiated approach to the teaching of spelling and word study
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Making links to various curriculum areas to build and consolidate deeper understandings
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Access to rich classroom and online resources to engage and support students in their learning
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Weekly professional development for staff to improve teaching and learning capacity
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Consistent whole school lesson structures and the use of high impact teaching strategies
LITERACY
SCOPE & SEQUENCE
FOUNDATION (Prep)
TERM 1
Reading
Develop a LOVE for reading with the children
Features of books
Concepts about print: reading left to right
Locating name and labels around the room
Picture sequencing - developing oral language
Chanting and predictable rhyme
Introduce M100W words
Difference between letter, word, sentence
Making predictions
Writing
Correct writing posture
Fine motor activities
Correct pencil grip and starting positions for letters and numbers
A to Z order
Writing their names with correct upper and lower case
Start writing high frequency words
TERM 2
Reading
Responding to texts
Introduce reading strategies
M100 words
Features of non fiction books
Songs, rhymes and chants
Simple comprehension tasks
Continue M100W
Visualising and making connections
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Writing
Continuation of letter and number formation
Writing on the correct lines
Drawing/colouring skills
Tracing skills
Scissor work
Introduce simple, repetitive sentences for students to copy i.e. I can see the cat
Begin on sentence structure with simple openers – I can, I see, I will
Continue to practice writing out sight words
Match simple sentences to pictures – cut and paste
Onset and rime to spell – hot, got, not, spot
Introduce blends
Labelling pictures
TERM 3
Reading
Continue with M100W
Syllables in sight words
Beginning and ending sounds
Responding to text to texts
Comprehension tasks
Visualising
Favourite characters, favourite part, alternate ending, sequencing
Making connections
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Writing
Continuation of letter and number formation
Writing on the correct lines
Drawing/colouring skills
Develop independence by writing sentences with high frequency words
Continue to practice writing out sight words
Match simple sentences to pictures – cut and paste
Reread own text, edit and share with peers and class
Continue with blends and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC)
Continue onset and rime to spell – hot, got, not, spot
Continue labelling
Write about plot, character (features) and setting
Create short texts to report, record ideas
Journal recounts
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Experiment with punctuation . ! ?
TERM 4
Reading
Fluency and expression
Discussing author and illustrator choices
Continue with serial books for visualisation
Differences between fiction and non fiction
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Reading volume
Continue encouragement of M100W – consolidate and be fluent
Using punctuation when reading aloud
Making connections
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Writing
Revise letters: starting positions and size
Continue fine motor activities
Drawing with detail
Writing in different genres
Letter writing
Writing lists
Using punctuation
Speech and thought bubbles
TERM 1
Reading
Just Right Books
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M100 words
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Decoding Strategies
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Building Fluency
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Making Predictions
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Text structure, features, language and organisation of texts.
Writing
Handwriting
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Capital letters
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Full stops
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Nouns
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Spelling M100 words
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Blends and diagraphs
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Structure, features and vocabulary of Recount writing
TERM 2
Reading
Making connections
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Questioning
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Decoding strategies
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Using expression
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Text structure, features, language and organisation of texts.
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Writing
Handwriting
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Punctuation
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Adjectives
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Syllables
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Long and Short vowels
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Structure, features and vocabulary of Informative writing
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Revising and Editing
TERM 3
Reading
Inferring
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Decoding Strategies
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Reading for meaning
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Self correcting
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Text structure, features, language and organisation of texts.
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Writing
Handwriting
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Punctuation
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Compound words
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Contractions
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Structure, features and vocabulary of Narrative Writing
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Revising and Editing
TERM 4
Reading
Summarsing
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Applying all decoding and comprehension strategies
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Text structure, features, language and organisation of texts.
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Writing
Handwriting
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Punctuation
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Silent letters
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Conjunctions
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Suffixes
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Structure, features and vocabulary of Persuasive Writing
GRADE 1/2
Grade 3/4
TERM 1
Reading
First 20 days of Reading
Visualising
Making connections
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Writing
Text structure, features, language and organisation of Narrative and
Persuasive texts
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Antonyms and synonyms
Prefixes and Suffixes
Compound words
Homophone and homographs
Contractions
Apostrophes
Comparatives and superlatives
Alphabetical order
TERM 2
Reading
Questioning
Summarising
Writing
Text structure, features, language and organisation of Persuasive and Informative texts
SMART Words program
TERM 3
Reading
Inferring
Synthesizing
Writing
Text structure, features, language and organisation of Narrative and Procedural texts
SMART Words program
TERM 4
Reading
Analysing and Critiquing
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Writing
Text structure, features, language and organisation of Poetry and Letter writing
SMART Words program
TERM 1
Reading
Making inferences
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Fluency
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Expanding Vocabulary
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Making connections
Annotations
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Comprehension questions
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Writing
Narrative Writing
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Poetry
TERM 2
Reading
Summarising
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Fluency
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Expanding vocabulary
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Synthesising
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Writing
Persuasive Writing
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Recount Writing
TERM 3
Reading
Visualising
Comprehension Questions
Author’s Purpose
Fact, Opinion and Propaganda
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Writing
Informative Writing
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Procedural Writing
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Narrative Writing
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Poetry
TERM 4
Reading
Making inferences
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Synthesising
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Annotating
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Fluency
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Expanding Vocabulary
Writing
Punctuation
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Spelling
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Cursive Writing
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Idioms
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Adverbs/Prepositions