Leading Whole School Literacy Planning

Program Overview:

Review the content and resources for a framework for school leaders to develop a Whole School Literacy Plan. The plan will focus on improved literacy practices for teachers, with the aim of improving outcomes and practices for students.

Who will benefit:

Principals, deputy principals, senior leadership teams, school leaders and curriculum leaders will benefit from attending this workshop.  It is recommended that teams attend together to utilise the time given to develop a plan.

Content:

• Effective school research on best practice.
• iStar lesson delivery as an explicit literacy block.
• Tools to audit literacy practices in your school.
• Exemplars of best practice WSLPs from other schools.

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will:

• Review current research regarding best practice in the English Learning Area.
• Overview iStar as a connected practice model for lesson delivery and the key content to include in a whole school plan.
• Examine the key questions that need to be asked to undertake discussions with staff around Whole School Literacy Planning.
• View examples of a Literacy block structure within a school.
• Have the opportunity to develop an action plan utilising the day's information.