Learning Support and Programmes
Structured Literacy:
Aorangi Class (Year 0 to Year 2): Better Start Literacy Approach professional support - BSLA is an integrated approach to developing vocabulary, oral, listening, spelling, writing and reading skills in the first year of learning, utilising the Ready to Read Phonics Plus texts. It focuses on the link between spoken and written language, systematically supporting children’s phonological and phonic awareness, letter-sound knowledge and oral language.
BSLA and Ready to Read Phonics Plus texts professional support is designed to complement existing approaches to teaching early literacy and build on current school and teaching practices. It uses the expertise of literacy specialists to support teachers.
Taurekaitai (Year 3 to Year 5): The Code Structured Literacy Programme by Liz Kane - The Code is a resource to support teaching Structured Literacy from Year One through to Year Eight. Structured Literacy includes explicit and systematic teaching of phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle, syllable types and morphology, and The Code encompasses these.
Te Paerahi (Year 6 to Year 8): The Code Structured Literacy Programme by Liz Kane - The Code is a resource to support teaching Structured Literacy from Year One through to Year Eight. Structured Literacy includes explicit and systematic teaching of phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle, syllable types and morphology, and The Code encompasses these.
We have Teacher Aides in classrooms to assist tamariki who need support with their learning.
Pr1me Mathematics:
Taurekaitai and Te Paerahi tamariki will be using the Pr1me Mathematics programme in 2024.
PR1ME is based on a composite of approaches, used by the top-performing nations in mathematics, and based on Singapore Maths used by over 58 nations globally. The principles used in the Pr1me mathematics programme are:
Principle 1
Teaching is for learning; learning is for understanding; understanding is for reasoning and applying and, ultimately problem solving.
Principle 2
Teaching should build on students’ knowledge; take cognizance of students’ interests and experiences; and engage them in active and reflective learning.