Dear Franklin Primary School Community,

It’s been a fantastic start to Term 2 in the Teaching & Learning Space, and it’s been wonderful to get around to classes each day to see such focussed learning. Our explicit reading programs (UFLI for P – 3 and Word Origins for 4 – 6) are going from strength to strength; with students focussed on developing their letter sound awareness as well as key concepts around spelling and morphemes.  A big thank you to all teachers and TAs for their hard work, and I’d also like to recognise the commitment of our students to improving each day.

Reading intervention is also well under way again using MiniLit and Macqlit. We’ll continue to check the progress of students throughout the term to track improvement and ensure that all students are getting the support that they need.

All students in P-6 will be screened at the end of this term for reading against the Dynamic Indicator of Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) assessments. This will be the second time this year that students have undertaken these assessments, and we will again use the data to inform our tiered intervention practices throughout the school to improve reading results. I look forward to seeing some excellent growth!

If you’d like to know more about DIBELS, UFLI, Word Origins, Minilit and/or Macqlit, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. For parents/guardians looking to know more, our most recent DIBELs data is displayed in the foyer of the front office, with a flyer also provided that explains more about this critical aspect of our focus on developing the reading skills of our wonderful student cohort.

Warm Regards,

Nick de Tarczynski (Instructional Specialist/Advanced Skills Teacher)