How great is KidsNews!
KidsNews is dedicated to keeping students up to date with the latest news stories, in the most appropriate ways. Find…
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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…
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Meet Winston WOW: Bring your WOW Words to life!
Enhance your Vocabulary investigations with Winston WOW and bring new life to your wow words.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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?
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Unlocking Literacy Success through Talking and Sharing: A Pathway to Brighter Futures
The art of conversation should never be lost. Read about some ways we bring it back into the home and…
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NESA Accredited Professional Learning to Enhance Writing
Do you need NESA accredited PL to maintain your teacher registration? Then we have some exciting news…
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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!
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Frightfully Posh Friday – The importance of conversation.
The art of conversation should never be lost. Read about some crazy ways we bring it back into the home…
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Are you teaching Prompt Planning?
A new course has just been added… but just what is Prompt Planning? Read on to find out more.
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What is Breaking News?
A new resource has just been added… but just what is breaking news? Read on to find out more.
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Breakdown Buddies Tips
A question from our VCOP community – Can you give me a few more tips for starting breakdown buddies for…
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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…
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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…
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Welcome First Nations VCOP Gang
They are finally live!! Please meet our First Nations VCOP Gang.
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Start With If
Let's start at the beginning… Literally! Varying your sentences openers is a great way to keep the audience engaged.
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Up-level with Emotive Language
We might be on holiday, but a car trip with the VCOP Kids is always an opportunity to throw them…
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Eye Spy Letters
Well we had another long drive consisting of a quite vast landscape where a regular game of eye spy just…
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Start With Deep
We might be on holiday, but a car trip with the VCOP Kids is always an opportunity to throw them…
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Cards for the Elderly
More text exploring happening in the 3yr old Kinder room today. Has anything exciting been happening in your educational setting?
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VCOP Quickfire
Quick fire activities are great ways to get the mind tuned in, but it will only work when talk is…
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