1. Teach Explicitly Sue West

2. 70% of Year 6 students will achieve Stage 6 (NZC Level 3) in numeracy by the end of the 2010 school year 75% of Year 3 students will be reading at a level equal to or above their chronological age, with comprehension and fluency, by the end of the 2010 school year all students will be achieving at age appropriate levels in literacy and numeracy Enhance student achievement especially in reading and writing

3. Eg – page 31 National Standards – Writing - experiences, information, and/or ideas that relate to a curriculum topic, supported by some (mostly relevant) detail and/or personal comment; mainly personal content vocabulary, as well as words and phrases that are drawn from the student’s oral vocabulary and from the book language that they know; some attempts at variety and precision in the use of adjectives, nouns, and verbs. Related Template

4. Name of Book/Picture Nouns/naming words in this space Adjectives/describing words in this space Verbs/doing words in this space

5. http://room08sps.blogspot.com/

7. http://etherpad.com/ - Shared space http://etherpad.com/ http://www.vocaroo.com/ - Recording http://www.vocaroo.com/ http://www.scrapblog.com – Short, Sharp http://www.scrapblog.com http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html#8 http://www.tutpup.com/plays/new/2-word-game (Brown Snake 1776) http://www.thatquiz.org/ http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/learningobjects/316/4 Planning Sheets for Numeracy - http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/planning- sheetshttp://www.nzmaths.co.nz/planning- sheets Be very careful about just sitting students in front of the computer to play a game, even if it does look educationally valuable.

8. How much does it cost to buy 4 pairs of socks and 8 hankies? The student will generally use some form of written recording when working through this problem. Solving the problem using only mental calculations is also acceptable. The student uses multiplication facts and addition to correctly solve the problem. They may do so in any order and may work out the multiplication facts if they do not know them (e.g., by calculating 4 x 6 as double 2 x 6 or 8 x 3 as 10 x 3 – 6). The addition should make use of part–whole strategies (e.g., 24 + 24 = 40 + 8 = 48). Speak it, record it, share it, write it.

9. Teachers may use this tool on their own, but research shows that inquiry undertaken with others and with a clear focus on student achievement results in much deeper understanding.

10. http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards/Self- review-tools/Teachers http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards/Self- review-tools/Teachers There are a number of self review tools available, these should be used at a syndicate level and whole school level. Factor these review discussions into syndicate meetings on a regular basis.