READING Overall Teacher Judgements (OTJs) | Term 4 | 2024
We are focusing on the Year 3, Year 4, and Year 7 cohorts as these are our cohorts that sit below the 80% At and Above threshold.
Continued participation in iDEAL Structured Literacy approach across Phase 1
Including The Science of Learning (SoL) into the Mastery Learning Process.
Moving from Flipped Learning to Mastery Learning terminology
Clear pedagogical practice will occur across all of the classrooms in our school improving practice
Senior Teacher(ST) / DP Curriculum
Replace the existing School Wide Reading Matrix to replace be replaced with the new curriculum objectives
We will match the ages and stages according to the new phases to help assess more accurately
Te Apiti
Run a full year of DIBELS assessment now that staff have had some training PLD in how to administer the assessments.
Using progress monitoring materials to support learners in areas of need.
Using Instructional Grouping sheets to help group children based on need using the DIBELS achievement scale (At Risk - Exceeding)
ed Literacy in Junior School
Easy and precise assessment data to use to inform practice and next steps. Assessment is being utilised to assess whether accelerated progress is being made.
Teachers/ST/Te Apiti
The use of iDEAL in Phase 2 and Phase 3 to support a Structured Literacy approach to the teaching of Spelling.
Improved and accelerated outcomes for students struggling with spelling patterns and rules.
TL / AP / DP
Observational Feedback on Reading practice through:
digiCOACH (SMT and TLs)
Formal Observation x1 termly
Implement the Phonics checks required by the MoE at 20 and 40 weeks.
Analysis of teaching practices and ensuring that all teachers are following the required programmes.
Te Apiti
Implement the Phonics checks required by the MoE at 20 and 40 weeks
Accurate data of student entry points in school with the hopes to compare these against other schools to measure the effectiveness of interventions
DP Curriuculum/Ruahine TL/AP
Tiered Literacy Support with AM and CC in Terms 1 and 2
Opportuntites for students to be able to accelerate progress in literacy with wider intervention groups.
AP/Literacy Support Teachers
One hour of reading taught everyday.
Timetables demostraing this practice.
Te Apiti
Engagement reporting scoring trends
Observations of reading practice
Assessment information on student achievement
The Ruahine and Tūranga teams have explicit professional development provided by iDeaL that focus on a Structured Literacy approach. The entire school will have access to all of the resources that support this approach.
iDeal readers
Teachers to be released to work with PLD providers
Digi Coach
Dibels teaching resource
New Phonics Assessment
New Curriculum