NAPLAN

=NAPLAN Preparation - 2010= General preparation for NAPLAN - ideas gained from the HOC Discussion List (Education Queensland): - [|Yr3 NAPLAN Preparation overview 2010.doc] [|doc_760_2762_HigherOrderThinking.jpg] [|Student test preparation tips - Maths.doc]

Action Plan ideas for Literacy and Numeracy
Following discussions with teachers, an overview of types of activities to include in Literacy and Numeracy rotations / focussed teaching sessions was collated: - [|Action Plan ideas - Literacy.doc] [|Action Plan ideas - Num - placemat.pub]

Mrs Watt's Writing Whizzes
This program is a voluntary writing activity, set each week, for those students wanting a writing challenge. Each week a stimulus is provided for students to respond to. children are encouraged to write their own story over the week - with either teacher or parent support - or independently. Stories that show either talent / flair or where students have shown considerable improvement, are shared at the weekly assembly with a small token for the selected entires. So far these are the stimulus for **Weeks 5, 6 and 7** this term:-

[|boy in train story.pub] [|Henry the duck.doc] [|F&T Friends story.pub]

Narrative Tips and Writing Structure and Marking Guide
To help students know what components to remember to include in their writing, the following slide-show has been shared with classes: - [|Narratives - tips to use.pptx]

and to introduce the generic structure of Narratives: - [|Narratives structure.pptx]

and to mark students' examples of Narrative -

[|NAPLAN Writing Marking Criteria.doc] which provides a separate marking sheet for each writing piece.

The following Band Correlation provides teachers with a marking level to match the year level and approriate Banding for results : - [|Band and Score correlation_writing_08.doc]

The Writing Commentary
for the task (The Box) in 2009 provides some ideas for teachers to consider when teaching the various components of Narrative - i.e. ideas, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, character and setting development, cohesion, paragraphing, editing, sentence structure and generic strucutre: - [|WRITNG COMMENTARY_ 3579_Narrative_09.pdf]

[|YEAR_3_WRITING_EXAMPLE_09.pdf] [|YEAR_5_WRITING_EXAMPLE_09.pdf] [|YEAR_7_WRITING_EXAMPLE_09.pdf]
 * Examples of Year 3, Year 5 and Year 7 student work -**