Wakatipu High School
Year 09 5EET – English Enhancement
Course Option Description
Head of Learning Area (HOLA): Ms K. Tomkins.
Available for study in:
Year 9 and Year 10.
Main areas of study:
These courses will be aimed at the students who sit under the minimum literacy thresholds for Year 9 and Year 10 and therefore require appropriate evidence-based intervention. Students will be directed into these courses after the analysis of diagnostic and start of year testing in consultation with their parents.
In this course you will learn:
This has two progressions and these allow students to develop their reading skills and then their writing skills. Students will learn literacy strategies to enable them to become more fluent readers. They will then be able to apply these strategies across the curriculum to allow greater educational success.
Over the semesters, key skills that will be taught are:
- Decoding.
- Spelling.
- Vocabulary.
- Fluency.
- Applying word knowledge to text.
- Memory strategies.
Methods of assessment:
Students will be assessed using diagnostic literacy assessments. Dyslexia screening is available where necessary.
This course leads to:
Accelerating students literacy development to help them reach the expected level.
Prerequisites
Entry will only be as directed by Student Learning Services who will triangulate entrance testing, teacher recommendation and overall teacher judgment. Students requiring Literacy support will be notified by the SLS team and a meeting will be arranged.
Equipment and Stationery
Laptop, 1B8 workbook and set of highlighters.
Pathway
Accelerating students literacy development to help them reach the expected level.
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