Planning and Programming

Planning for effective teaching begins by determining what students know and can do. From there teachers will identify what has to be taught next to achieve the English K–6 syllabus outcomes.

The Content Overviews for Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 (PDF 254 KB), pages 50–55, English K–6 Syllabus, provide information regarding the opportunities that students will be given when Learning to talk and listen ... Learning to read ... Learning to write ... Learning about talking and listening ... Learning about reading and Learning about writing for each stage.

The syllabus outcomes are achieved as students engage with the content of the syllabus.

The scope and sequences found on pages 66–83 in the English K–6 Syllabus contain:

• Scope and sequences of literary text types (PDF 252 KB)
• Scope and sequence of factual text types (PDF 257 KB)
• Scope and sequence of grammar (PDF 267 KB)
• Scope and sequence of phonological and graphological processing (PDF 279 KB)

Planning will reflect a balance of teaching activities that develop students' skills and understandings and their knowledge about reading and writing in an explicit and systematic way.

• Points to consider when planning to teach talking and listening
• Points to consider when planning to teach reading
• Points to consider when planning to teach writing

Example pro formas

Early literacy online incorporates example pro formas that can be used when planning and programming.

From Early literacy online Module Five

Guided reading planning sheet

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Example (PDF 75 KB)

From Early literacy online Module Eight

Planning Sheet for writing in Early Stage 1

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Example (PDF 77 KB)

Planning Sheet for writing in Stage 1

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Example (PDF 82 KB)

Examples of effective reading and writing programs

The following documents containing example programs and were produced as part of the State Literacy Strategy:

Teaching Reading in Early Stage 1

The Early Stage 1 units, Coming to school and Signs and letters are not available electronically. They can be found in print in Teaching reading in Early stage 1, 1997 NSW Department of School Education, Curriculum Directorate, ISBN 0731083814 SCIS 902422 .

Teaching Reading in Stage 1

One World (PDF 844 KB)

Teaching Reading in a multi-age classroom

The five-day plan of work: K–2 multi-age class (PDF 701 KB)

Each book provides:

• a guide to the implementation of a balanced reading program
• information about class management and organisation of the daily literacy session
• three-to-five day plans of work set out in a day-by-day format
• how to use the book to support teachers' professional learning.