Teach Explicitly

Sue West

70% of Year 6 students will achieve Stage 6 (NZC Level 3) in numeracy by the end of the 2010 school year 75% of Year 3 students will be reading at a level equal to or above their chronological age, with comprehension and fluency, by the end of the 2010 school year

all students will be achieving at age appropriate levels in literacy and numeracy

Enhance student achievement especially in reading and writing

Eg page 31 National Standards Writing - experiences, information, and/or ideas that relate to a curriculum topic, supported by some (mostly relevant) detail and/or personal comment;

mainly personal content vocabulary, as well as words and phrases that are drawn from the students oral vocabulary and from the book language that they know;

some attempts at variety and precision in the use of adjectives, nouns, and verbs. Related Template

Name of Book/PictureNouns/naming words in this spaceAdjectives/describing words in this spaceVerbs/doing words in this space

http://room08sps.blogspot.com/

http://etherpad.com/ - Shared space http://www.vocaroo.com/ - Recordinghttp://www.scrapblog.com Short, Sharphttp://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html#8http://www.tutpup.com/plays/new/2-word-game(Brown Snake 1776)http://www.thatquiz.org/http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/learningobjects/316/4Planning Sheets for Numeracy - http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/planning-sheets

Be very careful about just sitting students in front of the computer to play a game, even if it does look educationally valuable.

How much does it cost to buy 4 pairs of socks and 8 hankies? The student will generally use some form of writtenrecording when working through this problem. Solving the problem using only mental calculations is also acceptable. The student uses multiplication facts and addition tocorrectly solve the problem. They may do so in any order and may work out the multiplication facts if they do not know them (e.g., by calculating 4 x 6 as double 2 x 6 or 8 x 3 as 10 x 3 6). The addition should make use of partwhole strategies (e.g., 24 + 24 = 40 + 8 = 48).Speak it, record it, share it, write it.

Teachers may use this tool on their own, but research shows that inquiry undertaken with others and with a clear focus on student achievement results in much deeper understanding.

http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards/Self-review-tools/Teachers

There are a number of self review tools available, these should be used at a syndicate level and whole school level. Factor these review discussions into syndicate meetings on a regular basis.