40 Albert,Street, Moe Victoria 3825
P.O. Box 274, Moe
Phone: 03 51 271966
Fax:   03 51 261407
Email: moeps@aspsmoe.vic.edu.au


Students, Teachers, Parents and Community Achieving Together 
        

English

We believe that Language learning is important in helping students to achieve success in school and in life generally.  Through the use of language, students discover and convey information.  They work through ideas and use language to express feelings.  In order to produce a balanced education in English, oral language is central to learning and to the development of an individual's personality.  It is the chief means of verbal communication and it provides the foundation upon which students  learn to read and write.

At Moe (Albert Street) Primary School the children are actively involved in all aspects of English.  The children in years prep to grade 4 are all practising and implementing the Early Years Literacy Program.

Active and effective participation in Australian society depends on the ability to speak, listen, read, view and write with confidence, purpose and enjoyment in a wide range of contexts. The study of English, and the broader concept of literacy, is about the appropriate and effective use of language, the use of language as a means of learning and the development of knowledge about language. Through language use, students convey and discover information, work through ideas and express feelings. Students learn how language works and how to use it well.

In English, students are actively involved in reading, viewing, writing, comparing and talking about texts. Students are encouraged to explore and engage with a range of literature, everyday and media texts from their own and different cultures, to take pleasure in using texts to explore ideas and to think critically about their world and the global community. Knowledge about how language functions and how it both reflects and shapes social attitudes assists students to achieve a better understanding of themselves, their culture and the contemporary world. They are then able to use the texts they read and listen to as resources in creating and constructing their own.
(source : CSF II Board of Studies 2000)

Early Years at Moe (Albert Street) Primary School

The Early Years Literacy Program at Albert Street Primary School is part of a government initiative based on the recognition that all children should succeed in literacy by the end of their third year of schooling.  High priority is given to literacy at our school and each of the following components are vital to our comprehensive program.

The Classroom Program

The classroom program consists of a balanced and structured approach for teaching readers, writers, speakers and listeners, which together form a comprehensive literacy program.

Additional Assistance

It is recognised that some students will require additional support to ensure literacy success in the early years.  This process requires the use of identification strategies, the establishment of home-school support groups, planning appropriate individual teaching programs which may include Reading Recovery, and a process for review.

Parent Participation

Our School has a culture which encourages parents to be partners in their children's education.  We have a variety of opportunities for participation and offer training programs for classroom helpers: Parents as Tutors.  Parents are particularly welcome in classrooms and form a vital part of our Early Years Program.

Professional Development

Through Professional Development, teachers develop the skills and understandings necessary for implementation of the program.  Teachers spend many hours after school attending courses which keep us abreast with the latest educational practices in literacy.

The Early Years Coordinator

An Early Years Coordinator is the leader of the Early Years Team, and is available to both students and teachers.  The role of the coordinator includes classroom support, the tracking of progress of all students who require additional assistance, coordinating and attending home-school support meetings, ensuring ongoing monitoring is implemented by the classroom teacher, and working as an agent of change by ensuring appropriate professional development and individual coaching occurs for all staff.

Dianne Ireland - Early Years Coordinator