School Journal Story Library is a targeted, instructional series that supplements other instructional series texts. It provides additional scaffolds and supports for teachers to use to accelerate students’ literacy learning for students in years 5–8 who are ready 1–2 years below expectation.
Two books, with teacher support materials (TSMs) and audio, are produced for both New Zealand Curriculum Level 3 (years 5–6) and Level 4 (years 7–8). The series is carefully levelled to include a balance of supports and challenges so students can meet the increasing demands of the curriculum as they encounter more complex texts.
Teacher support materials provide key information to help teachers to provide the additional support and scaffolding that some students may need to meet the specific reading, writing, and curriculum demands of the texts.
They follow a similar format to the School JournalStory Library teacher support materials and include specific teaching strategies for supporting the development of students’ literacy skills and strategies.
Click here to access the School Journal Story Library teacher support materials.
School Journal Story Library audio
Audio versions of School Journal Story Library items are designed to:
Level 3
Just Kidding
This story gently and implicitly explores the theme of bullying and provides opportunities for students to consider strategies for dealing with similar situations.
JustKidding SJSL TSM (PDF 1MB)
Embedded Support for Audio
The School JournalStory Library is provided to all primary schools. Replacement copies can be obtained from Down the Back of the Chair.
