English

Strong Foundational Literacy is highly prioritised at Ceres Primary School. To ensure every student has consistent and sustainable knowledge and skills to support their literacy learning, we have a Whole School Scope and Sequence of Learning.

Our English model reflects Victoria’s Approach to Teaching Reading and the VTLM 2.0, including 30 minutes of Systematic, Synthetic Phonics Teaching of the 44 Phonemes in English. Our Reading and Spelling structure uses a combination of Phonics Plus resources developed by the Department of Education, SMART Spelling and THRASS as a multisensory tool.

Our English teaching incorporates Digital Technologies, integrates Inquiry topics into reading and writing opportunities and draws on the capabilities where possible.

English teaching reflects the CAFÉ Reading approach, 6+1 Writing Traits and Readers and Writer’s Notebooks.

You can see our English Models for F-3 and 4-6 below.