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Durack State School
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Department of Education trading as Education Queensland International (EQI)
CRICOS Provider Code: 00608A
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Durack State School
Curriculum
English
MiniLit & Macqlit
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English
MiniLit & Macqlit
Currently selected
Prep phonics program
Story Bridge - Oral language
Story Club - Focused language intervention
Vocab SOS
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Minilit and Macqlit programs
Evidence-based, early-literacy program – effective model for teaching reading
Provides reading instruction for struggling readers/at-risk students
Practical, explicit and systematic
On-going monitoring through regular assessment
Minilit Year 1 & 2 (80 lessons)
Text reading, story book reading
Use positive teaching strategies to develop phonemic awareness - learning to blend and segment
Emphasis on building through sound letter correspondence
Align letters and sounds with introduction of high-frequency words
Macqlit Years 3-6 (122 lessons)
Focus on phonics, or word identification, supported by connected reading text to ensure skills are generalised to reading
Build vocabulary and comprehension skills
Reinforced reading program to build fluency
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Last reviewed 16 June 2021
Last updated 16 June 2021