The single funding source example demonstrates the use of socio-economic background (equity loading) as a single funding source to resource a literacy program in a central school setting.

Strategic direction: Year 1 implementation and progress monitoring

1. Initiative

Literacy: Peer Tutoring program

2. School Excellence Framework

• Learning – Curriculum
• Teaching – Learning and Development

3. Activities

• One-on-one guided reading to Stage 1 students led by Year 10 students involving a variety of text types.
• Guidance provided by Year 10 students to Stage 1 students to effectively self-assess against the Reading and Viewing elements of the Literacy learning progressions (LLPs) to enable students to contribute to their own learning goals.
• Teachers conduct observations of Year 10 students against the Speaking and Listening elements of the LLPs.

4. Resources

5. Evaluation and evidence of impact

The national LLPs were used as a whole-school strategy ranging across K-12 (central school) providing maximum student learning through the establishment of clear learning goals for individual students.

• 100% of students in Stage 1 have demonstrated growth in reading fluency.
• 84% of Year 10 students were able to demonstrate the LiS5 indicators within the Speaking and Listening element.