Literacy & Numeracy News

Program Spotlight - MiniLit Sage

MiniLit Sage works alongside InitiaLit in Years 1 and 2. It is an intervention program for Tier 2 students who need that extra bit of support in literacy or that aren’t quite meeting the literacy targets we have in developing decoding skills. It is run in small groups 3-4 times a week for 30-40 mins each session. We are quite intentional about when we hold this program to make sure it doesn’t interfere with other learning. The program provides explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, systematic synthetic phonics for reading and spelling, letter formation, and connected text reading. It is built on the latest research and is evidenced-based. It aligns with InitiaLit, it just provides that extra small-group support. Some students may need the intervention for a few terms, whereas other students can demonstrate quick progress, and may not need the intervention anymore.

Soon we will be sending home letters and progress reports for those students who are on intervention so that parents are able to partner with us in these programs and see the results intervention is giving. 

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