Structured Literacy A First Look
I spent my last day of school at a full day of professional development. I could have spent my last day hanging out waiting for the 3 o'clock bell to ring like most of the students and teachers I know. S o a full day of having to have my brain turned on seemed a great idea at the start of the term. Not many will disagree with me when I say that it has felt like a long year. If I ever hear the word 'unprecedented' again it will be too soon. Yet it is the word that most aptly described what was 2020. Covid came and stayed, plans for Canada in May were then put on hold and I found myself applying for a new job. And that is why I found myself sitting on a chair designed for the bum of an 8 year old learning why children (around the world) were struggling to learn to read. The day began with the why...statistics and graphs that were unrefutably indicating we are making a hash up of how NZ teachers are trying to get kids to read. In my head ther...