Teacher guide Literacy coaching - reading comprehension

TLF ID S7031

This teacher resource describes a successful evidence-based strategy developed by Darlington Primary School in South Australia to improve the reading comprehension of students from Reception (Foundation) to year 7. The central focus of the strategy was a literacy coach supporting teachers' explicit instruction of higher-order tasks in English and all other curriculum areas. The resource is organised in nine sections: Summary; Target student group; Method; Results; Lessons learned; Next steps; Research base; Further reading and links; and Contacts.





Educational details

Educational value
  • This is a valuable resource for teachers and schools seeking to improve their students' literacy results, and their attainment of both the Literacy general capability and the years F-7 English achievement standard in relation to reading. Darlington Primary School's strategy was particularly focused on and effective for those students who were not making the upper levels of achievement on National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, or whose results had plateaued. The resource details the evidence base the school called upon in developing its strategy.
  • The literacy coach had a pivotal role in sharing proven reading comprehension strategies that addressed low levels of student engagement; raising teachers' expectations of what students can achieve with support; and building whole-school knowledge and understanding of literacy teaching and assessment. One reading comprehension strategy modelled by the literacy coach was particularly valued by students. They described literacy circles as activities where you 'learn a lot' 'because it is fun'.
Year level

F; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7

Learning area
  • English

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Commonwealth of Australia
  • Organization: Commonwealth of Australia
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.australia.gov.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organization: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Online
  • Text
Rights
  • © 2014 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. This material is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licence (CC BY-SA 3.0 AU) unless otherwise indicated. You may distribute, remix and build upon this material, provided that you include the acknowledgement '© Commonwealth of Australia 2014' and license under the same terms any new creations you have based on the material.