The sold out PD event was a Sharing Best Practice conference, run by Literacy Connections in conjunction with Liz Kane ...
Making connections: structured literacy PD is the hottest ticket in town
As 350 passionate Kiwi teachers squeezed into the gym at Summerland Primary School – on a Saturday no less – it dawned on Jo Jessep just how hungry the sector is for change.
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For school leaders wanting to make a shift to structured literacy, Jessep says it’s really important to have a clear understanding of why you’re doing it in the first place. “… once they understand the ‘why’, then you can follow it up with the ‘how’,” she says.
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