We believe at Cook Primary that we have the responsibility to provide a balanced variety of texts at all levels, and the school library can provide useful supporting resources for the classroom. A study of texts that reflect the many backgrounds of Australians will enable students to understand our rich multicultural heritage and the experiences of both men and women. Oral Language Talk is a crucial aspect of children's experience and continues to be a powerful means for personal, social, intellectual and further language development. Students develop effective speaking and listening skills when they discuss, clarify ideas, explore new concepts and vocabulary, solve problems and share literary experiences. Reading Reading is a process in which readers interact and make sense of print.
Proficient readers use their background knowledge and textual cues.
At Cook Primary we provide a reading environment where they select from the available cues, predict possible meanings, confirm or reject these predictions, self-correct where necessary and integrate the meaning gained from the text with their existing knowledge and understandings. Writing Writing involves the process of rehearsal, drafting, revision, editing and polishing by which proficient writers communicate ideas for a specific purpose to a specific audience. In the early stages of the process writers concentrate on the discovery, creation and clarification of ideas. Conventions such as spelling and punctuation are emphasised in the later stages. Responses to writing from significant readers such as peers and teacher are important in assisting the writer to clarify and organise ideas.