The Big Six - Critical Elements for Beginner Readers

Learning Area

Literacy

School Area

Early Childhood (PK - 2)

AITSL Standards Covered

1.2 Understand how students learn

2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area

2.2 Content selection and organisation

2.3 Curriculum, assessment and reporting

2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies

3.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs

3.3 Use teaching strategies

3.4 Select and use resources

3.6 Evaluate and improve teaching programs

4.2 Manage classroom activities

5.1 Assess student learning

6 Engage in professional learning

A three day practical professional learning package, spaced across the term, which aims to support teachers from Kindergarten to Year 2 in the explicit teaching of reading. Learn the theory and how to apply practical activities to support the development of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.

Participants will develop knowledge and understanding surrounding the explicit teaching of the Big Six concepts. These include;

1. Oral language and concepts of print

2. Phonemic Awareness

3. Phonics

4. Fluency

5. Vocabulary

6. Comprehension Day