We aim for our pre-readers to:

Develop phonetic mastery

Letter recognition

We aim for our readers to:

Think within the text -searching, monitoring, self-correcting, solving words, and smooth reading

Thinking beyond the text-infer, synthesising, making personal connections, predicting

Thinking about the text – critiquing and analysing

To be legible when printing or writing

To have a structure that fits the genre or type of writing

To develop logical arguments for essays

To develop compelling plots for fiction writing

To use language that is clear and appropriate for the task

To spell correctly and consistently

To be grammatically sound using the rules of written communication

To use referencing when writing non-fiction texts

Be fluent – think smoothly (efficient, accurate, and flexible) with all types of tasks

Problem solve – think creatively (formulate and test strategies) where solutions are not obvious

Reason – think deeply (conjecture, argue, prove and generalise) using all their math skills