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"Literacy encompasses the knowledge and skills students need to access, understand, analyse and evaluate information, make meaning, express thoughts and emotions, present ideas and opinions, interact with others and participate in activities at school and in their lives beyond school." - Australian Curriculum

Writing resources are found on the next page. Click here to access.
  • POP Reading
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  • POP Talking
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How do we develop students' deep understanding of what they are reading? Granville East Public School, August 2011

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How well are we developing our students’ skills in learning to write and writing to learn? What impact is the modeling having on students’ writing?  How well are students monitoring and evaluating their learning in writing? Are they improving their writing based on feedback? Are they critically reflecting on the learning process? Granville East Public School, October 2016

Click here for Learning to write resources:
  1. Are we catering for the oral language needs of our students?  Sefton Infants, 2012
  2. What scaffolding practices are being used in classrooms to support students language learning?  Granville PS, 2014
  3. How well are we engineering classrooms where students communicate with others during the learning process, both orally and in writing, and using a variety of media to enrich learning? Burwood PS , 2015

 ORAL LANGUAGE: An extract from "Classroom Talk" gives an overview of the talk moves essential for learning. Click here to download​


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RICH TALK ABOUT TEXTS:  Professor David Pearson shows how changing the way we talk about texts directly benefits students. 
Rich Talk about Texts Video
READING COMPREHENSION: An excellent article detailing what research tells us about how to ensure students develop reading comprehension.
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SCAFFOLDING:  This fabulous poster by the Burwood PS team explains scaffolding with examples of things you can do. Click here to download
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TALK MOVES Clear and practical video created by Nicole Wade and the Granville South PS team in 2009 explains dialogic talk and the strategies that teachers can use. It is based on the Edwards-Gove book.  Take a look!
VIDEO BY GRANVILLE SOUTH TEAM EXPLAINING TALK MOVES
TALK MOVES: A colourful poster that can be used by teachers or students to establish talk moves
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SCAFFOLDS FOR TALK MOVES:: This series of cards prepared by Sefton Infants School can be used to scaffold talk moves for students and teachers. Click here to download:  Deepening; Sustaining; Challenging


STRATEGIES ESSENTIAL FOR COMPREHENSION:  A Powerpoint created by Sharna Labbe from Sefton Infants highlights teaching strategies essential for comprehension
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  • Vaucluse PS Mathematics 2025
  • Instructional Rounds
    • IR Our Network
    • Steps in the IR Process
    • Steps in the IR Process No 2
  • Leading Change
    • Leading Professional Learning
    • Strategic Planning
    • Leading Curriculum
    • The Dilemmas of Assessment
    • Recent Research to Guide Impactful Teaching
  • Worthwhile Lessons
    • Scaffolding for Autonomous Learners
    • Engaging Learners Strathfield Nth 2022
    • Explicit, autonomous learners Old Guildford 2021
    • OGPS Follow UP
    • Rigour & High Expectations Burwood PS 2021
    • Enfield PS 2019 Challenge
  • Visible Learning
    • Strathfield North Round
    • Formative Assessment
    • Self-Regulated Learning
    • Feedback
  • Mathematics
    • Explicit Teaching BPS 2024
    • Worthwhile Maths Lessons BPS 2023
    • Maths Overview VPS 2023
    • Thinking Mathematically Enfield PS 2022
    • Rich Mathematical Tasks SNPS 2023 & 2024
    • Productive Struggle in Maths
    • Mathematics Old Guildford PS
    • Working Mathematically
    • Maths Engagement
    • Mathematics Conceptual Development
  • Active, Engaged Thinkers
    • Agency GEPS 2024
    • GEPS 2023 Agency
    • Deep Thinking OGPS 2022
    • Self-Regulated Learners
    • Student Talk GEPS 2020
    • Creative and Critical Thinking
    • Curiosity & Deep Thinking 2018
    • Engagement
  • English
    • The Teaching of Reading >
      • Reading Research Background
    • Writing to Learn
    • Enfield PS Writing 2024
  • Supporting learning
    • Explicit Instruction
    • Enfield Round
    • Inquiry Learning
  • Archives
  • Blog
  • Musings