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Literacy Online

LARK (Literacy Action Research Kit) Online 

LARK Online is a professional development program which provides support for school teams to implement change with a literacy focus in a structured, reflective approach. School teams work through the program with the support of online mentors and the state literacy unit. Each school team is required to access the LARK web site regularly, participate in online discussions, implement action plans within their school, attend a compulsory workshop as a team and complete a school learning portfolio.

View the LARK web site: http://www.qtp.nsw.edu.au/lark

EarlyLiteracy Online and Literacy Online - Stage 2

Literacy Online consists of two professional learning programs for classroom teachers of primary school students. It is designed to provide models of good practice to support teachers to effectively address the literacy learning needs of students. There are two courses, one focused on teachers of Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 and the other focused on teachers of Stage 2.

The courses are delivered on the Internet. Trained online facilitators provide support for teachers participating in the courses.

View the web sites: Early Literacy Online

                           Literacy Online - Stage 2

Literacy in the Middle Years of Schooling

The initiative has been developed to improve the outcomes of students in the middle years of schooling in literacy, measured by national literacy benchmark standards (Years 5 and 7) and NSW statewide testing using the Basic Skills Test, English and Language Literacy Assessment (ELLA) and other systemic data. The middle years are defined as Years 5 to Years 9, or students aged 10 to 14 years.

Clusters of primary and secondary schools, or central schools, engage in action research to investigate strategies to better meet the needs of adolescent learners and improve literacy outcomes.

View the Middle Years web site: http://www.qtp.nsw.edu.au/middle_years

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