OralLanguage


 * // Key Improvement Strategy: //**// SCOPE Partnership re Oral Language [1] Program //

// SCOPE Speech Pathologists: //// Renee Civarella& Celeste Plant // // Employed by Neighbourhood Network for 1 day per week by each school in 2010 to: // // 1. //// Build the capacity of class teachers in the Prep to Gr 2 area in teaching of oral language as part of the literacy/ Developmental Curriculum block. // // 2. //// Share understanding of oral language acquisition with all Junior staff across 3 Neighbourhood schools through a professional learning meeting; once per term led by SCOPE. // // 3. //// Provide language assessment of all identified students in each classroom and modelling of oral language strategy within the classroom to teacher and aide. // // 4. //// Build the capacity of Neighbourhood class teachers to trial oral language strategies based upon the Blank Questioning method. // // 5. //// Appointment of Kate Rogers (N.P. Subregional Literacy Coordinator) to work specifically within this improvement strategy and create links to Claire Russell, the Oral Literacy coordinator in Hume Region. Through this an Oral Language Program will be developed. // // 6. //// Links created with Yarrunga PS and their Oral Language program, based upon ADOLF model. Hence developing a bank of oral language resources to support teaching & learning. // ||

// Date // || // Key Leadership Actions // || // School Response // || // December 2009 // || · // Neighbourhood Principals decide to pool National Partnership $s to create a greater professional learning opportunity. // · // Neighbourhood Literacy coaches released to visit Yarrunga PS and develop an Executive Summary of the Yarrunga PS oral language model. // · // 3 Principals- Travis Eddy, Dougie Souter and Jenny Manuel met with Mary Bridgeland, SCOPE Manager, to develop a model of effectively building staff capacity within the classroom to best meet the needs of students where oral language was just below benchmark (6 month below) priority. // || · // National Partnership Plans shared and strategies cooperatively funded. // · // Informed Literacy leaders, coaches and coordinators of visit and report required. // · // Developed a shared model of practice based upon the ADOLF model. // · // Identified 5 students in every classroom across all neighbourhood schools as case studies for improvement in the oral language program. // || // February - March // // 2010 // || // 1. //// Schools identified 5 target students per class with just below benchmark oral language needs. // // 2. //// 3 Principals met with key SCOPE staff to plan the approach- 1 professional learning forum per term (2nd week of term) and process. // // 3. //// Term 1 class program to be based upon oral language screening of all Preps and identified students in other classes. One day per school scheduled. // // 4. //// Professional learning forum for combined neighbourhood whole staff on CSF Speaking & Listening Continuum and shared understanding of terminology. // // 5. //// Reflection & Strategic planning meeting with Principals and key SCOPE staff. // // 6. //// Blank Questioning model presented by SCOPE to 3 Principals. // || · // 5 Target students identified and discussed with SCOPE staff. // · // Professional Learning forum built into each school’s meeting schedule. // · // Each school to prioritise the SCOPE program- ie availability of staff and students each week. // · // Student permission forms developed and sent home to families through use of FLOs. // · // Agreed model of shared practise between Neighbourhood Principals/ schools & SCOPE. // || // April- May // || // 1. //// Professional learning forum for combined neighbourhood whole staff held in week 2 around the Blank Questioning model. // // 2. //// Parent Information sessions at each school planned and held with the support of FLOs. SCOPE presented the class support model and articulated strategies for parents to use at home with their children. // // 3. //// SCOPE modelling to teacher and Aide in classrooms established using available picture books and script for questions at graded difficulty levels. Sessions based upon 30 minute block. // // 4. //// Visit to Yarrunga to view their Oral language program by 3 Principals, key Literacy staff and coaches. // // 5. //// Neighbourhood PLT to share ideas and resources for oral language for future methodology. // || · // Professional learning forum for combined neighbourhood whole staff. // · // Each school held Parent Information sessions in week 2/3. // · // SCOPE modelled sessions established on each school’s set day. // · // Staff (teacher & aide) revisit the strategy prior to the next SCOPE session with target students. // · // Principals & key Literacy staff discussed the oral language program within school PLTs. // · // Each school developing a bank of oral language resources. // || || ||  || ||  ||  || ||  ||  || ||  ||  || ||  ||  ||

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