Language

Reading Strategies
During the year we will be learning and using the following reading strategies

Predicting

Connecting

Comparing

Inferring

Synthesising

Creating Images

Self-questioning

Skimming/Scanning

Determining Importance

Summarizing & Paraphrasing

Re-read & Read On

Sounding Out & Chunking

Using Analogy

Consulting a Reference

Tools for reading at home

Raz kids

Home readers

Library books

Word Study

Spelling is differentiated using personal words, unit words and high frequency words

Handwriting

We use the Nelson Handwriting script

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An example of the joined script is 

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Unit 3

How we express ourselves 

Language integrations

Narrative writing

Personal Response/reflection

Unit words

Unit 4 

Where we are in place and time

Language integrations

Explanation

Unit words

Reading - biographies, historical fiction/nonfiction

Reader’s Theatre historical context.