Learning & Teaching

Winning at OLA!

Our secondary intervention programs will continue this year. These programs includes:

• Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI)
• Enhancing Reading Intervention Knowledge (ERIK) 
• Phonological Awareness

These programs support students' reading and provide learning adjustments and support for students whose academic progress is below the expected standard for their year level and usually involve a more intense form of intervention that includes working with a teacher outside of their general classroom.

These programs have meant that we have been able to provide learning opportunities for students from Year 1 to Year 6.  As part of each of these programs students work in small groups in our W.I.N Room, which stands for ‘What I Need’. We chose this name for our intervention classroom to help promote awareness within our school community that we are all continually learning and we often need different things to support our learning. At times this may be through small group instruction of reading strategies or in some instances, it may be opportunities to engage creatively in Problem Solving. The goal of our intervention programs is to develop students’ skills and knowledge, as well as building their confidence and belief in themselves. The learning that happens in the W.I.N Room is always a source of excitement and achievement. I would like to thank Christine Thredgold (Intervention/Literacy Leader) and Di McDowell (Learning Support Officer) for continuing to support our students with intervention or extension needs. 

Learning to read is one of the most important skills your child will learn. ABC Reading Eggs helps us support children’s reading journey from the very beginning, and grows with them at their own pace. And the best part is that children love it. The program makes learning to read fun and highly motivating for children aged 2 to 13 years – nurturing a lifelong love of reading. 

We at OLA have a subscription for each child and this program compliments the English Victorian curriculum. We will send home how to access Reading Eggs at home soon.

 How Seesaw works

Meaningful Student Engagement with Seesaw. Watch the clip! 

Seesaw creates a powerful learning loop between students, teachers, and families

Students show learning

Students use built-in multimodal tools to capture what they know in Seesaw’s digital portfolio

Teachers gain insights

Teachers see all stages of student thinking and progress — enabling them to teach better

Families connect

Families gain a window into their student’s learning and engage in home-to-school connections

Each family will receive a QR code to log into their child’s class at the parent teacher interviews. 

Josy Reeder

Learning and Teaching Leader