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Buddy Reading
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Garden Rededication 2015
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Crazy Hat Walk
USSR
Parents' Link
Supporting Children at Home during Covid 19 Closure
Home School Community Liaison Teacher
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School Improvement Plan 2014 – Literacy – Spellings
Learner Outcomes
Increase in standardised test scores in Drumcondra spelling test and Schonell spelling test
Teacher observed improvement in free writing
Expansion of store of vocabulary
Increased interest and positive attitude towards spellin
Action Required
Adopt a word study approach
Change spelling book to ‘My spelling workbook’
Draw up a list of helpful spelling hints for parents
Pretest spellings before starting a unit
Use the term spelling check-up
Increase print environment
Draw up a no excuses list. Give pupils ‘have a go page'’
Learner Experience
Discovery based
Talk and discussion
Use of ICT: spelling CD
Learning conversations
Teachers’ Experience
Use the term checkup instead of test
Use a word study approach
Differentiation: design word studies at different levels of complexity
Use a collaborative approach for whole class work
Success Criteria/Measurable outcomes
Results of Drumcondra Spelling test
Results of Schonell spelling tests
Improvement in pupils’ free writing
Persons Responsible
Class teachers
Learning support teacher
Timeframe
September 2014 – June 2015