Self-scripts (self talk) are ‘actions’ students tell themselves to do, to scaffold reading. Through using self-scripts, a student learns to understand what they will do when they read.When teaching self scripts it is important to move the reader from: “What did I do when I read?”, to “What will I do when I read?” The student will need to learn self scripts at each stage- before, during and after reading.
An effect size provides a common expression of the magnitude of study outcomes, across variables, such as improving reading levels in accuracy and comprehension (Hattie, 2008).
Hattie states that an effect size of d=0.2 may be judged to have a small effect, d=0.4 a medium effect and d=0.6 a large effect on outcomes. He defines d=0.4 to be the hinge point, an effect size at which an initiative can be said to be having a ‘greater than average influence’ on achievement.
What is readability?
Readability is a measure of how easy a piece of text is to read. Flesch-Kincaid readability scores are the most widely used measures of readability.
Reading Progress Test (RPT) – To assess pre-reading and early reading skills through administration of a Literacy Baseline test in the first year of school and two reading comprehension tests for the second and third year of school.
York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension (YARC) – is a one-to-one diagnostic reading assessment that enables you to assess your students’ reading and comprehension skills from an early age through to the end of secondary school.
Family Engagement Session – The Importance of parental involvement in the OLSEL project.
Parent Training Session – Asking questions
Parent Training Session – Longer and more complex sentences.
The AEDI is an Australian adaptation of the Canadian Early Development Instrument (EDI). It is a population measure of how young children are developing in different Australian Communities.
The AEDI was completed nationally for the first time between 2009 and 2010.
The AEDI provides a national snapshot of young children’s health and development.
