New Zealand Curriculum

Reading and Writing Standards

Literacy Cluster Meeting 1Facilitator- Debbie Martin

Tell me and I forget

Teach me and I remember

Involve me and I learn

Overview

Purpose

Getting connected

Where are we now?

Professional Learning Modules

Morning/Afternoon Tea

The Documents NZC/LLP/NS

Revisiting the Big Picture

Action Plan

Purpose To support literacy leaders to develop their understanding and knowledge in literacy to

effectively lead the implementation of the New Zealand Curriculum including National Standards in

their schools.

I will know if I have achieved the purpose when I… • Participate and contribute to a PLC

(Professional learning community) • Establish relationships between schools • Explore an overview of the Professional

Learning Modules (Summarise the content of each module)

• Identify current needs and next steps with NS• Identify challenges when leading change

Getting Connected

We are all in this together

Questionnaire and Pie chart

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Where is your school at with the National Standards?

Challenges/Possible solutions• Seen/unseen text• Weeks at school• Reading ages • Ready to Read texts• English Language Learners• Learning to read / Reading to learn• Distinguishing between Yr5/6 & 7/8• Matching texts with NS Text Characteristics• Teacher judgments and Overall teacher judgments• Various sources of evidence• Assessment tools alignment with NS• Knowledge of assessment tools• Systemic issues• LLP and ELLP

Professional Learning Modules

Effective

Practice

Building Effective

Partnerships

Knowledge of the Learner

……………………Meeting the

needs of English

Language Learners

Knowledge of Learning in Literacy

Establishing Shared

Expectations

Instructional Strategies

Engaging Learners

with Texts

Professional Learning Modules

Effective

Practice

Building Effective

Partnerships -Home School

Partnerships and

Rubrics

Knowledge of the Learner- OTJ and

moderation……………………

Meeting the needs of English Language

Learners - Resources e.g. ELLP, SELLIPS, DVDs

Knowledge of Learning in Literacy -

Appropriate text and task selection and

planning, links to NZC

Establishing Shared

Expectations-

Using NZC,NS,LLP to support Planning

and Reporting

Instructional Strategies - DATs,

Observations, Feedback, reading

and writing programmes

Engaging Learners with Texts - creating

Illustrations to support OTJ and enrich teacher

content knoweldge

Professional Learning Modules

• http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-standards/Professional-development/Professional-learning-modules

• How knowledgeable is your staff regarding the ‘honeycomb’ and Effective Literacy Practice?

• What are some activities or strategies that you have successfully used with your staff?

Alignment

National StandardsNational Standards

National StandardsNational

Standards

Student names

Standard Curriculum level

Key word

James (Yr 5)

Student names

Standard Curriculum level

Key word

After 1 Year

After 2 Year

After 3 Year

James (Yr 5) By the end of Year 4

By the end of Year 5

By the end of Year 6

By the end of Year 7

By the end of Year 8

Student names

Standard Curriculum level

Key word

After 1 Year 1

After 2 Year 1

After 3 Year 2

James (Yr 5) By the end of Year 4

2

By the end of Year 5

3

By the end of Year 6

3

By the end of Year 7

4

By the end of Year 8

4

Student names

Standard Curriculum level

Key word

After 1 Year 1 within

After 2 Year 1 at

After 3 Year 2 towards

James (Yr 5) By the end of Year 4

2 at

By the end of Year 5

3 towards

By the end of Year 6

3 at

By the end of Year 7

4 towards

By the end of Year 8

4 at

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Purpose To support literacy leaders to develop their understanding and knowledge in literacy to

effectively lead the implementation of the New Zealand Curriculum including National Standards in

their schools.

I will know if I have achieved the purpose when I… • Participate and contribute to a PLC

(Professional learning community) • Establish relationships between schools • Explore an overview of the Professional

Learning Modules (Summarise the content of each module)

• Identify current needs and next steps with NS• Identify challenges when leading change

Thinking back / Looking Forward

Acknowledgements to Alana Madgwick and Team NZ for images

Take small steps…

Urgently