St Anne’s Primary School
Charleville
ST ANNE’S PRIMARY SCHOOL - LITERACY IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2013 – 2016
Target Date
Main Targets
Strengths
Main Areas
requiring
Improvement
Improvement in pupils’ comprehension of text read.
 Attainment levels in literacy are above national norms.
 Pupils display very positive attitudes towards literacy.
 Pupils are exposed to a wide variety of reading texts.
 Pupils have good word attack skills and read with fluency.
 Strategies to develop Comprehension need to be agreed at a whole school level and used to
aid the progression of Literacy.
 The teaching of the writing process needs to be further developed throughout the school.
 An improvement in oral language skills is required
Our Focus
Comprehension strategies to improve literacy
Targets
85% of pupils will achieve an average reading score (a standard score of 90%) or above.
60% of pupils improve personal reading standards by at least 5 standard points.
Pupils demonstrate that they understand what they have read by being able to answer questions on
books read.
Pupils can demonstrate use of comprehension strategies across many curricular areas.
Pupils can use a dictionary/reference to find out meanings.
Pupils read more library books at their own reading standard and report that they enjoy reading.
Year 1
Key Person(s)
Responsible
June 2016
June 2015
June 2014
June 2015
June 2015
June 2014
ACTIONS 2013 – 2014
Term 1
All Staff complete training in Renaissance Accelerated Reading Programme.
All pupils tested on Renaissance Accelerated Reading “Star Test” to give more baseline data to add
to standardised test results.
By December
2013
By December
2013
B Barton & R
Cussen
Led by B Barton
& all Class
Teachers
St Anne’s Primary School
Charleville
All classroom library books catalogued and coded at various literacy levels.
By December
2013
Building Bridges Comprehension programme rolled out in a co-ordinated way to all classes.
Comprehension Strategies:
(a) Prediction
(b) Visualisation
nd
2 class organised into 4 similar ability groups for Station Reading.
Programme for each group level will be based on ability of group.
Stations to focus on:(a) New reading and comprehension
(b) Revision of reading
(c) Writing skills
(d) Dictionary skills, word study, oral language development and comprehension
Commencing
October 2013
Commencing
October 2013
B Barton, R
Cussen & all
Class Teachers
Led by J Cagney
and with all Class
Teachers
M Mulcahy
Led by M
Mulcahy with
Special Education
Teachers and
SNAs
Term 2
Building Bridges Comprehension strategies
(a) Making Connections – All Classes
(b) Questioning – All Classes
(c) Seeking Clarification and Determining Importance – 4th – 6th class
Station Reading to continue for 2nd class – 4 x 1 hour sessions weekly
Activities to mark World Book Day/Month
All pupils read library books at their literacy level and complete on line quizzes (Renaissance)
Pupils retested for their literacy level by the end of term
All teachers to review progress of their pupils on Renaissance Accelerated Reading Programme.
Check online at pupils’ performance files.
J Cagney and
Class Teachers
March
M Mulcahy with
SET & SNAs
All Teachers
All Teachers
18-28 March
Term 3
Building Bridges Comprehension strategies
(a) Determining importance – 3rd class
(b) Inference – 4th – 6th Class
(c) Synthesis – 5th – 6th Class
Station Reading to continue for 2nd class – 4 x 1 hour sessions weekly
Pupils literacy level for Renaissance reviewed and pupils change levels as required
Micra-T standardised testing
Renaissance Accelerated Reading Programme “Star Test”
J Cagney and
Class Teachers
May 2014
June 2014
St Anne’s Primary School
Charleville
ACTIONS 2014 – 2015
Year 2
Building Bridges Comprehension Programme to continue in all classes.
All pupils to be tested in September 2014 on Renaissance Star Test and again in 2nd Term and June
2015.
Station Reading to continue in 2nd class.
Review of system of grouping and schemes of work undertaken.
World Book Day Activities
Pupils to be encouraged to read library books at their level and complete quizzes on them.
J Cagney
Class Teachers
June 2015
M Mulcahy
March 2015
All teachers to review progress of pupils’ personal reading.
School stock and quality of library books to be reviewed with regard to appealing to the variety of
interest and ability level.
An oral language programme to be agreed for all classes.
June 2015
All Teachers
All Teachers
/SNAs
All Teachers
C Rainsford and
All Teachers
B Barton
ACTIONS 2015 – 2016
Year 3
Building Bridges Programme to continue in all classes.
Station Reading to continue in 2nd class.
Renaissance Accelerated Reading Programme to continue in all classes with pupils encouraged to
read as many books as possible, at their own level.
Teachers to continue to review pupil’s reading progress using Renaissance Star Test and the data
from pupils’ on-line files.
Structured Oral Language Programme to be rolled out in a co-ordinated way in all classes.
Year 1
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Building Bridges Comprehension Strategies taught in all classes.
All Staff have completed Renaissance Accelerated Reading Training.
All pupils tested on Renaissance “Star Test”.
95% of pupils have read at least 10 library books and undertaken quizzes on them.
90% of pupils have earned at least 10 points on Renaissance Accelerated Reading programme.
All pupils enjoy reading for pleasure.
Year 3
That all targets have been achieved.
Review Dates June 2014, 2015, 2016
J Cagney
M Mulcahy &
SET
All Teachers
All Teachers
B Barton