Learning Support
Learning difficulties have cumulative effects as they hinder not just academic progress but also impact on a child’s emotional, social and behavioural development. At Our Lady of Grace we believe that the earlier a difficulty is identified via processes such as Kindergarten screening, Occupational Therapy and On Entry Data, the better the student with additional needs can participate meaningfully within the school community.
Literacy Support
Reading Recovery is a pre-referral, early intervention program for children who, for a range of reasons do not get off to a good start in their first year of formal literacy instruction. Reading Recovery Teachers undergo one year of specific training to gain the qualification to teach the program as well as attend regular, ongoing professional development sessions.
Our Lady of Grace currently has several trained Reading Recovery Teachers in the school and after a screening process, approximately twenty percent of the Year One cohort are invited to participate in RR lessons each year.
Levelled Literacy Intervention (LLI) is a small group, supplementary intervention program designed to support students who are experiencing difficulty in meeting their year level achievement goals. LLI is based on Reading Recovery principles. We are currently running the program with selected Year Two and Three students.
The aim of the intervention is to help students to meet year level targets in literacy.
Numeracy Support
Extending Mathematical Understanding (EMU) is a research-based intervention program focussing on the early years of schooling. It has been shown to improve children’s learning and confidence in Mathematics.
The EMU program involves intensive 30-minute, daily sessions for groups of three children over a period of ten to twenty weeks with a specially trained teacher.
Special Needs Education
OLG supports and caters for the needs and interests of children with special needs in mainstream classrooms. A Learning Support Coordinator works with teachers to assist students in reaching their full ability and potential.
