Literacy & Numeracy News

Program Spotlight - InitiaLit

InitiaLit follows on from PreLit, and begins in Prep. It’s an evidence-based whole-class literacy program providing all children with the essential core knowledge and strong foundations to become successful readers and writers. InitiaLit is a three-year program, covering the first three years of school (Prep to Year 2). In Prep and Year 1, the program looks at two main components: explicitly teaching phonics and how they are applied to reading and spelling, and then looks at vocabulary, oral language and listening comprehension through children’s literature. In Year 2, the program branches out to cover four components: spelling, reading comprehension and fluency, grammar and vocabulary, including oral language and comprehension through children’s literature. The home readers are also mapped to this program to keep learning consistent.

Soon we will be sending home digital readers that accompany this program as a part of the homework program (for Prep, Year 1 and some Year 2 students). More information about this will come home shortly. 

If you ever have any questions about any of the Literacy and Numeracy programs we run, please do not hesitate to call or email me.

Laura Korpershoek

Literacy and Numeracy Leader