Assessment of reading

Members of the department’s literacy team outline the student reading assessments available to department teachers, how these assessments support identifying reading behaviours and strategies of students, and how to use assessment feedback to inform targeted teaching.

Listen to let's chat about the assessment of reading [Duration: 19:22].

Decodable texts in the classroom

Year 1 teachers from Cronulla Public School talk about how they use decodable texts in their classrooms during guided reading sessions and for independent practice of the strategies that students are being taught.

Listen to using decodable texts in their classrooms [Duration: 16:03].

Discussing decodables with the literacy team

The literacy team discuss the effective use of decodables for reading instruction – what they are, what their purpose is, how to select a text for instruction or independent practise and about the inclusion of other texts in reading instruction.

Listen to discussing decodable texts with the literacy team [Duration: 24:20].

Neuroscience of reading

A classroom teacher from Blackheath Public School shares what they learnt about the neuroscience of reading and what the implications of that knowledge has meant to classroom practice when teaching children to read.

Listen to neuroscience of reading [Duration: 16:27].

Vocabulary for reading instruction

Dr Danielle Colenbrander discusses why vocabulary important for reading.

Listen to Dr Danielle Colenbrander chat to us about vocabulary for reading instruction [Duration 26:52].

Writing

Members of the department's literacy team discuss handwriting, why it is such an important skill and how to teach it effectively.

Listen to In conversation about handwriting [Duration 22:36].