Tania's Professional Learning Blog

I found this on Facebook this morning. I am so excited to share this amazing resource with teachers  This was the message by Sarah Peck on the Primary teachers page: Kia ora koutou, not sure how many of you use the Syntax Project for a sentence-level writing resource but here is the scope and sequence with NZ Year level equivalents added. All of the slideshow resources that support the scope and sequence can be found at https://ochre.org.au/ac/the-grammar-project/. You will need to register for (free) access. The materials are designed for NZ Year 0 (NE) to Year 7, however I think if you have older struggling learners that still need sentence level writing teaching, learning, review and practice then you'd potentially still get a lot out of what's on offer. The Syntax Project work has been developed by Australian teachers, for teachers, and is underpinned by work from The Writing Revolution, and the Morphology Project references William Van Cleave's work. Here is the link: ...

This report reviews the progress and achievement of Year 0-3 students at Glen Taylor School in the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA). Focusing on literacy areas like phonemic awareness, letter knowledge, vocabulary, reading comprehension, oral language, and writing skills, the data tracks Year 0-3 students' development throughout Term 4. The assessment data shows significant progress in these core literacy skills, highlighting both strengths and areas where further support can help. The graphs included reflect the progress of students who completed both the baseline and 10-week assessments, focusing on skills they were not yet proficient in at the start. BSLA Tier 2 Students: Initial Phoneme Identity   I'm so excited about the progress our Tier 2 students are making in picking up those initial phonemes! A bunch of them have hit or are super close to the target level, which is awesome to see. The jump from baseline to progress check shows that our current approach is really ...