Literacy

=Literacy is all about reading, writing, speaking, and listening. To do all these things well we need lots of practice! =

Here is a link to a ministry of education site with information about helping students develop literacy skills [|literacy online - parents and whanau]



Here is something called a Wordle. It takes some words and makes a colourful poster. If you would like to try go to this website:[|Wordle]

Explaining about explaining.... This year we have been attempting in write 'explanations'. This is a challenge for many of our students. They are used to writing about their experiences but it is harder to think of reasons and examples to explain how or why something happens.