Literacy

The focus at FPS is to increase student comprehension and develop strong communication skills. Reading requires the five pillars of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. At our school, all elements of reading are explicitly taught through modelled and shared reading; small group and individualised instruction; and plenty of independent reading time to practise skills taught in class. To do this our school has implemented the Little Learners Love Literacy Program with a strong focus on phonics across all year levels. Students have access to decodable readers through both being able to physically borrow books for their take home readers, or to access the online digital library.

We have Literacy Intervention which provides our students with a one-on-one setting to support any gaps in student learning. Groups are fluid, with these changing based on student learning and assessment data provided by classroom teachers.

At Flowerdale Primary School, regular handwriting lessons reinforce correct letter formation and develop writing fluency. Writing text types such as recounts, narrative writing, information reports, procedures and persuasive texts are modelled and taught in all year levels. A love of literacy and literature is also fostered through the MARC Van Library program as well as with the introduction of the FPS Library which students visit once a week to borrow books to take home, helping to encourage our students to become enthusiastic readers and writers.