cafe   reading

The CAFE Reading Model specifically focuses on:
  • Comprehension
  • Accuracy
  • Fluency, and
  • Expanding Vocabulary
These are four areas of reading skills that our students work on throughout the year. During CAFE time, teachers teach whole class lessons, small group lessons and lessons with individuals to work on these reading skills. 
Each student receives a reading goal from the CAFE Menu specific to their reading level and progress. These reading goals are monitored and updated during one on one reading conferences with the students. 
CAFE Reading is an effective teaching program that provides students with a range of strategies to further improve their reading.

vCop  and   big   write

VCOP and Big Write is teaching approach based on the research of Ros Wilson, an expert based in the UK. It focuses on four main aspects of the writing process (VCOP) and provides children with the skills to improve their own writing through self-assessment.

The four learning areas of VCOP are;
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V - Vocabulary
C - Connectives
O - Openers
​P - Punctuation

Big Write:
Big Write is a celebration of students’ learning. Prior to most Big Write sessions, ‘Talking Homework’ is sent home to allow the students opportunities to talk about their writing.