Literacy Toolbox
Resource Teacher: Literacy, Thames-Coromandel
Literacy toolbox is a collection of professional readings, links, and resources to support your teaching of reading, writing and oral language. It is regularly updated and additional resources added. Please contact me with any feedback or suggestions.
Resource Teacher:Literacy, Thames-Coromandel rtlit@thamessoouth.school.nz
MOE Documents to Support Literacy Programmes
Exploring Language Handbook is now online. A very useful resource for explaining grammar and language conventions, including compound and complex sentences; parts of speech-nouns, verbs, adverbs etc; phrases and clauses.
NZ sites supporting Literacy programmes
Sounds and Words: Sounds and Words is designed to support teachers and students to learn about phonological awareness and spelling. It builds on the Literacy Learning Progressions in support of the reading and writing standards.
The writing hub resources to help strengthen your knowledge and skills for teaching writing across the curriculum.
A PDF version of the 1985 publication (Learning Media). Some minor changes have been incorporated to reflect current terminology and practice. The Literacy Learning Progressions provide clear expectations as to the handwriting skills students need to have mastered by certain year levels. Levels 1 to 4.