English
Mount Rogers Primary School promotes an approach to teaching English that allows daily opportunities to engage with literature to read, write, listen and talk in creative and purposeful ways. A range of resources and learning technologies print and digital, fiction and non-fiction are used to support learning. Our programs include explicit teaching and opportunities for investigation, creativity and enjoyment of English. Time is prioritised to think and talk about concepts because we believe that oral language underpins strong literacy learning. Students work both independently and collaboratively to construct meaning and build comprehension and effective literacy skills through engagement with real tests and authentic, purposeful learning opportunities. The skills needed to become a proficient reader, writer, speaker and viewer are taught explicitly across all areas of the curriculum, investigations and inquiry units provide authentic context for learners to develop and use language.