Transcript Olsel St. agatha’s


As a participating school in the
OLSEL pilot program, we at St.
Agatha’s have aligned our
teaching practice to focus on
enhancing the children’s oral
language understanding in order
to improve their overall literacy
results.
Literacy results have improved since we
focussed on
 Visualising new words
 Listening behaviours
 Questioning techniques
 Extending sentences
 Synonyms and antonyms
 Predicting







The following improved behaviours have
been noted
Well entrenched listening skills
Improved prediction skills
Improved comprehension
Better use of adjectives
Improved grammar
Broader vocabulary usage
Higher reading levels







Focus on ESL children
Collaborative planning
Sharing of ideas
Better usage and knowledge of OLSEL folder
More focussed Show and Tell
Continue to improve and develop questioning
strategies
Encourage children to observe details in
pictures and be able to verbalise their
observations