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Literacy

Diamond Creek East Primary School is committed to providing an environment where every student can achieve literacy growth through a structured, evidence-based approach.

We foster a love of literacy with the goal of developing lifelong learners who are confident speakers and creative thinkers. We understand that at their core the English skills of thinking, listening, speaking, reading, spelling and writing are crucial to all areas of learning and life.

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All students engage in 10 hours of English teaching and learning every week using evidence-based methods to ensure all students succeed and thrive.
The strengths/features of our LIteracy program across the school include:​​

  • Structured synthetic phonics approach (Orton Gillingham).

  • Consistent implementation across all levels using a multi-sensory approach.

  • Daily reviews incorporated into each Literacy Block.

  • F-2 Heggerty Program to support strong phonological awareness

  • Traits Writing Instructional Model

Research has shown that there are six key components that contribute to successful beginning reading. Because of the importance of these components, they have become known as ‘The Big Six’. Literacy lessons at Diamond Creek East consists of six key areas:

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  • Oral Language

  • Phonological Awareness

  • Phonics

  • Fluency

  • Vocabulary

  • Comprehension

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The English curriculum aims to ensure that students:

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  • Learn to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex and sophisticated spoken, written and multimodal texts across a growing range of contexts with accuracy, fluency and purpose

  • Appreciate, enjoy and use the English language in all its variations and develop a sense of its richness and power to evoke feelings, convey information, form ideas, facilitate interaction with others, entertain, persuade and argue

  • Understand how Standard Australian English works in its spoken and written forms and in combination with non-linguistic forms of communication to create meaning

  • Develop interest and skills in inquiring into the aesthetic aspects of texts, and develop an informed appreciation of literature.

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