Accelerated Literacy Learning

I have the privilege this year of doing the ALL course at PES. My learning will take place through the Spiral of enquiry framework. I will be looking at each principle and identifying what we are doing well and what not and what do we need to think about next.

First is the scanning phase. This will include:

• Student data - assessment
• Observations - health and well being
• Capture student voice
• What is occuring for this child in a writing session?
• Talk with classroom teacher
• Capture parent voice
• Authentic parent engagement sessions.

During my first observation I will be collecting some student voice on what is making writing hard for them and what do they do when they get stuck. 

Second observation will include checking if students are doing any of the following:

A) Struggling  to use a range of strategies to assist them in their reading or writing.

B)  if distracted -  what is the cause?

C)  if not able to do the task what is the cause?

D)  observe teacher practice - meeting the needs of the students?   Diverse needs, relational pedagogy, culturally responsive, effective literacy practices.

Thirdly, I will be looking at the e-asttle assessments, and some class writing samples, and determine where the gaps are of each student. 

Based on the outcome I will analyse the data and come up with strategies on how to accelerate these students writing in order for them to catch up with the rest of the class. The idea of ALL is to be in support of, not in the place off...ideally the support they get from ALL will transition back into the class. The programme is aimed at Tier 2 students - a short term intervention for students where classroom teaching is not working. No kids before 40 weeks at school.