Monthly Archives: August 2020

Offering the best start to literacy. In order to continue to raise standards in literacy from Prep to Year Two at Calrossy Anglican School, we have invested in professionally developing our Infants teachers. This has resulted in the successful implementation … Continue reading →

Partnering parents in forming positive learning habits. I had the recent joy of reading a draft chapter of Harry Fletcher-Wood’s (@HFletcherWood) new book on Behavioural Science, specifically chapter 5 titled Following up: once students have begun, how can we help … Continue reading →

How to teach the “WE DO” in the gradual release of responsibility model known as I DO, WE DO YOU DO? Scaffolding, modelling and worked examples become more important than ever. The Gradual Release Model is a best practice instructional … Continue reading →

My questions about the  Geoff Masters NSW Curriculum review Thanks to Blaise Joseph, Greg Ashman and Paul Kiem for their input into my thinking. The issue of move away from the normal year-level curriculum to an ‘untimed’ curriculum brings to … Continue reading →