How great is KidsNews!
KidsNews is dedicated to keeping students up to date with the latest news stories, in the most appropriate ways. Find out how in this post…
VCOP
What is a Connective?
Connectives is the most complex of all the VCOP elements, but it doesn’t need to be. Let’s learn more about connectives.
Big Write | Oral Language | VCOP | Vocabulary
Meet Winston WOW: Bring your WOW Words to life!
Enhance your Vocabulary investigations with Winston WOW and bring new life to your wow words.
Big Write | VCOP | Vocabulary
VCOP Top Tip: Give Wow Words a ‘used-by’ date
Vocabulary displays are fluid displays. They need to continue to grow and change throughout the year. Displays need an expiry date!
Dotted Thirds Paper Sampler Pack- Why You NEED this!
In a nutshell, finding the perfect dotted thirds or lined paper size isn’t just a small detail—it’s a game-changer for many students.
Big Write | VCOP | Vocabulary
VCOP Community Question: Higher-order expression explained
Tracey asked for a further explanation of higher-order expression in reference to Level 2 of the criterion scale. Read how we replied.
Empowering Writers: Student-Teacher Writing Analysis Toolkit
Elevate writing analysis in your classroom with our Student-Teacher Toolkit! Connect student self-assessment with teacher evaluation using the Student-Friendly and Australian Criterion Scales and the free cross-reference table.
Welcome to the VCOP Community
Welcome to the VCOP community of educators! A community dedicated to enhancing writing in an enjoyable way for their students.
Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics- Parent Explainer
What is phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics? Let’s understand the crucial foundational skills that pave the way for successful reading.
The Importance of Intensive Student Analysis for Writing
Empower your students with the tools and mindset to become reflective, proactive, and motivated learners, driving their academic growth and success.
The Power of Phonic Phones: Enhancing Learning Across Multiple Fronts
A phonic phone is a handheld, acoustical device… BUT ARE YOU USING IT TO IT’S FULL POTENTIAL?
NESA Accredited Professional Learning to Enhance Writing
Do you need NESA accredited PL to maintain your teacher registration? Then we have some exciting news…
Big Talk | Openers | Oral Language | Quickfire VCOP | Student Analysis | VCOP | Vocabulary
6T – Bringing all the research into one lesson model!
Learn about how the 6T model lesson bundles all the research together, for effective student learning!
Big Write | Openers | Oral Language | pre-writers | Quickfire VCOP | Student Analysis | VCOP | Vocabulary
Are you teaching Prompt Planning?
A new course has just been added… but just what is Prompt Planning? Read on to find out more.
Big Talk | Breaking News | Oral Language | pre-writers | VCOP | Vocabulary
What is Breaking News?
A new resource has just been added… but just what is breaking news? Read on to find out more.
Breakdown Buddies Tips
A question from our VCOP community – Can you give me a few more tips for starting breakdown buddies for analysis?
Topic Sentences, and more.
Another long car trip means a chance to test new activities I’ve been working on for KidsNews.
Jaz blew me away, (excuse the car handwriting).
What’s in a Big Write Support Tub?
A Big Write Support Tub, or writing caddy, is made up of a variety of resources designed to support the students during their Big Write sessions. So what do you put in your support tub?
Welcome First Nations VCOP Gang
They are finally live!!
Please meet our First Nations VCOP Gang.
Eye Spy Letters
Well we had another long drive consisting of a quite vast landscape where a regular game of eye spy just wasn’t going to work.