New posts

Reply to thread

Message

Wow, who would have thought, a breakthrough, the class starts with reading, spelling and probably the next thing they will chuck in is the times table.
History repeating as usual, didn't we do that in primary school 60 years ago, the teacher called a kids name and asked how to spell a word, or what the answer to a multiplication question was? I'm sure we did.
All of a sudden it's a revolution OMG.

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/we-need-a-reading-revolution-schools-urged-to-chase-more-ambitious-targets-20240209-p5f3rz.html[/URL]

It’s the first lesson of the school day. Year 1 students sit on the classroom floor to spend half an hour reading and writing using phonics before tackling a string of vocabulary tasks.
“We are checking their knowledge constantly, so we pick up problems in real time,” says Troy Verey, the deputy principal at Marsden Road Public in south-west Sydney. “The kids use mini whiteboards to record answers and show they grasp concepts, which keeps them engaged and on-task.”

<blockquote data-quote="sptrawler" data-source="post: 1264973" data-attributes="member: 28038">Wow, who would have thought, a breakthrough, the class starts with reading, spelling and probably the next thing they will chuck in is the times table.History repeating as usual, didn&#039;t we do that in primary school 60 years ago, the teacher called a kids name and asked how to spell a word, or what the answer to a multiplication question was? I&#039;m sure we did. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />All of a sudden it&#039;s a revolution OMG.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/we-need-a-reading-revolution-schools-urged-to-chase-more-ambitious-targets-20240209-p5f3rz.html[/URL]It’s the first lesson of the school day. Year 1 students sit on the classroom floor to spend half an hour reading and writing using phonics before tackling a string of vocabulary tasks.“We are checking their knowledge constantly, so we pick up problems in real time,” says Troy Verey, the deputy principal at Marsden Road Public in south-west Sydney. “The kids use mini whiteboards to record answers and show they grasp concepts, which keeps them engaged and on-task.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sptrawler, post: 1264973, member: 28038"] Wow, who would have thought, a breakthrough, the class starts with reading, spelling and probably the next thing they will chuck in is the times table. History repeating as usual, didn't we do that in primary school 60 years ago, the teacher called a kids name and asked how to spell a word, or what the answer to a multiplication question was? I'm sure we did. :rolleyes: All of a sudden it's a revolution OMG. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/we-need-a-reading-revolution-schools-urged-to-chase-more-ambitious-targets-20240209-p5f3rz.html[/URL] It’s the first lesson of the school day. Year 1 students sit on the classroom floor to spend half an hour reading and writing using phonics before tackling a string of vocabulary tasks. “We are checking their knowledge constantly, so we pick up problems in real time,” says Troy Verey, the deputy principal at Marsden Road Public in south-west Sydney. “The kids use mini whiteboards to record answers and show they grasp concepts, which keeps them engaged and on-task.” [/QUOTE]

Verification