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Literacy Online. Every child literate - a shared responsibility.
Ministry of Education.

What we know about teaching reading and writing in Y5-8

"Students in years 5 to 8 need to read and write using the written forms of the English language at increasingly sophisticated levels, for a wide range of purposes, and within learning contexts across the curriculum. They need to be able to communicate using patterns that may be unfamiliar or challenging, including emerging patterns of electronic communication and the academic kinds of discourse used in more formal cross-curricula learning at secondary school and beyond."

Effective literacy practice in years 5-8, p. 18

The diagram below explores the teaching practices that make up a comprehensive literacy programme for years 5–8.

  1. Expanding students' vocabulary

    Expanding students' vocabulary
  2. Developing knowledge for literacy learning

    Developing knowledge for literacy learning
  3. Developing awareness as a reader and a writer

    Developing awareness as a reader and a writer
  4. Sounds and words

  5. Motivation and engagement

    Motivation and engagement
  6. The development of knowledge, strategies, and awareness

    The development of knowledge, strategies, and awareness
  7. Accelerating Writing Progress in Years 7 and 8

    Accelerating writing Progress in Years 7 and 8
  8. Developing strategies for reading

    Developing strategies for reading



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