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.
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.
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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