Year 1 students attended the BOOKbots event at Humpybong SS. They worked in small groups to sequence pictures from The Truck Cat story book and then programmed Blue bots to follow their story sequence. Our year 1 students demonstrated resilience, creativity and amazing collaboration skills. We are all so very proud of each of you.
Queensland Surf Life Saving visited. They educated the whole school on vital aspects of water safety and surf awareness to get ready for this Summer.
The Prep students are loving the ‘Read it Again’ Program delivered by our wonderful Speech Pathologist , Morgan. Every week this term students will be engaged in lessons twice a week which are closely aligned to oral language development.
At Deception Bay State School, we are committed to fostering strong oral language and literacy skills from Prep through to Year 6. One powerful approach we use is shared book reading, an interactive method where educators guide students through texts while explicitly teaching important emergent literacy skills.
In the above video, an educator demonstrates how reading a book can go far beyond storytelling. Through simple yet effective strategies like pointing to words as they are read, identifying the author and illustrator, clapping out syllables, and discussing letter sounds, students begin to develop crucial skills such as print knowledge, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and alphabet knowledge.
These foundational skills are not only important in the early years but continue to be built upon throughout primary school. In our Prep classrooms, these same strategies are explicitly taught through the Read It Again! Program, an evidence-based oral language and literacy intervention designed to strengthen vocabulary, narrative skills, and awareness of sound and print. The wonderful Prep team have also put information about Read It Again outside Prep B for more information about this program and how it supports our students' reading, language and literacy skills.
By embedding these practices across year levels, we create a language-rich environment that supports all learners, whether they're just starting their literacy journey or developing more advanced reading and writing skills. As a Speech-Language Pathologists, we collaborate and work closely with classroom teachers to embed these strategies across the curriculum, ensuring all students build a strong foundation for lifelong learning.
Have a great week everyone!
Morgan Johnson
Speech-Language Pathologist
Deception Bay State School