New Zealand Curriculum

Reading and Writing Standards

Literacy Cluster Meeting #1

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.

Our Purpose Today

• To begin to establish a Professional Learning Community (PLC)

• To establish relationships between schools • To provide an overview of the Professional

Learning Modules• To identify current needs and next steps• To consider challenges when leading change

Getting Connected

We are all in this together

Where is your school at with the National Standards?

Professional Learning Modules

Effective

Practice

Building Effective Partnership

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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

Module: Engaging learners with text

Teachers use and combine knowledge of their

students, of expected outcomes, of the

curriculum, and of the opportunities that

specific texts offer to support students to

develop and use reading and writing as interactive

tools in all curriculum areas.

No module – refer to Effective Literacy

Practice Y1-4, Y5-8.

Module: Establishing Shared Expectations

School leaders, teachers, students, parents,

families, whānau, and boards of trustees

understand the expectations in reading, writing, and mathematics

at each year level as outlined in the National

Standards.

Module: OverviewAn overview of the modules.

Module: Knowledge of literacy learningSchool leaders and teachers develop a shared understanding of the reading and writing demands of their school curriculum.

Module: Meeting the needs of English Language LearnersSchools recognise the diversity of English language learners and provide them with the language learning support needed to enable them to access the New Zealand Curriculum at age-appropriate levels as soon as possible. This is achieved through policies, processes, teaching and assessment practices, professional development, the equitable use of resources, and effective communications with families.

Module: Building Effective PartnershipsPartners (students, teachers, school leaders, boards

of trustees, families, whānau, communities, and providers of educational support) work together to

provide opportunities to improve student progress and achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Modules: Knowledge of the learnerTeachers and students understand the need for overall teacher judgments in relation to the National Standards and the process of making and using such judgments.

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 Standards

National Standards

Identify any challenges and possible solutions you may or have already

encountered

Revisiting the Big Picture

Big Ideas

• Reading and Writing Standards 1-3 • Reading and Writing Standards 4-8• Reading and Writing are interactive tools to access all

areas of the curriculum• Using several sources of evidence to make sound

judgements about progress and achievement • The teacher’s choice of texts and tasks selected have

consequences• Alignment of NZC/LLP/NS

Thinking back / Looking Forward

Acknowledgements to Alana Madgwick and Team NZ for images