Curriculum Corner
What is CAFE?
The Literacy CAFE System provides teachers with a way to maximise student understanding of the four key components of successful reading through the use of the CAFE Menu. CAFE is an acronym for Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expand Vocabulary.
The CAFE Menu breaks each component—comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and expand vocabulary—into significant strategies that support each goal. Posted on the classroom wall (the Cafe Menu can be seen in each of our classrooms) and built throughout the year, it serves as a visual reminder of whole-class instruction as well as individual student goals.
Teachers use The CAFE System to assess, instruct, and monitor student progress. It provides tools for constructing group and individual lessons that provide just-in-time instruction, ensuring that all students reach their potential. The system helps teachers
- establish and track the strengths and goals of each child by providing a structure for conferring
- organise assessment data and use it to inform instruction
- maximise time with students in whole-group, small-group, and one-on-one settings
- create flexible small groups focused on specific reading needs
- engage students, fostering ownership and accountability to reach goals
- develop a common language to talk about reading development and proficiency.
Come along to our Parent Information Session on Tuesday 12th March @ 6:30pm to hear more about CAFE system in detail. You will hear about what it looks like at Weeden Heights PS.
This will be followed up the following week on Tuesday 19th March at 9:15am with a session for parents who would like to help in the classroom with reading. This session will give you tips for reading with children and any parent who would like to help in the classroom will need to attend.
