Literacy
The study of English is central to the learning and development of all young Australians. It helps create confident communicators, imaginative thinkers and informed citizens. It is through the study of English that individuals learn to analyse, understand, communicate with and build relationships with others and with the world around them. The study of English helps young people develop the knowledge and skills needed for education, training and the workplace. It helps them become ethical, thoughtful, informed and active members of society.
At St Patrick's we follow the AusVELs English curriculum.
AusVELS English aims to ensure that students:
At St Patrick's we follow the AusVELs English curriculum.
AusVELS English aims to ensure that students:
- learn to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex and sophisticated spoken, written and multimodal texts across a growing range of contexts with accuracy, fluency and purpose
- appreciate, enjoy and use the English language in all its variations and develop a sense of its richness and power to evoke feelings, convey information, form ideas, facilitate interaction with others, entertain, persuade and argue
- understand how Standard Australian English works in its spoken and written forms and in combination with non-linguistic forms of communication to create meaning
- develop interest and skills in inquiring into the aesthetic aspects of texts, and develop an informed appreciation of literature.
Spelling
At St Patrick's we use SMART Spelling, developed by Michelle Hutchison.
SMART Spelling provides a structured model of teaching spelling and has an emphasis on meaning. Spelling rules and patterns are taught in the context of words, in a way that builds on learning from prior years.
SMART Spelling is written in line with AusVELS and includes word families, high frequency words, prefixes, suffixes, plurals.
At St Patrick's we use SMART Spelling, developed by Michelle Hutchison.
SMART Spelling provides a structured model of teaching spelling and has an emphasis on meaning. Spelling rules and patterns are taught in the context of words, in a way that builds on learning from prior years.
SMART Spelling is written in line with AusVELS and includes word families, high frequency words, prefixes, suffixes, plurals.
Support Programs
Children needing extra assistance with English have access to a number of support programs including Reading Recovery, ERIK, MultiLit and SELL.
Children needing extra assistance with English have access to a number of support programs including Reading Recovery, ERIK, MultiLit and SELL.