24 Nov 2012
Next year we look forward to implementing an innovative new literacy program for our kindergarten students, which has produced stunning results in other schools in relation to reading and writing development. New Principal, Mr David Lees, has successfully overseen the implementation of L3 at his previous school and the results speak for themselves.
L3 (Literacy, Language & Learning) is an early intervention literacy program which provides rich literacy experiences to support all students to become successful readers and writers.
The program is taught in short, sharp, explicit 10 minute lessons focusing on both reading and writing. L3 is taught in the classroom to small groups of three students as part of the daily literacy lesson, while the rest of the class works independently on carefully selected literacy tasks.This environment facilitates meaningful small group focus as well as students who from a young age develop autonomy and take ownership of their own learning.
L3 monitors student progress on a daily basis in all aspects of the K-6 English curriculum and promotes the consistent collection and analysis of student data. The small group focus ensures teachers are able to quickly respond to the individual learning needs of all students as they progress in the acquisition of literacy skills.