Our team
Our team of Literacy Legends has designed a programme that leverages the science of learning and evidence-based practices in the execution of this content for your schools. Engage your teachers, leaders and teacher aides with learning designed by some of the biggest names in the Aotearoa literacy space.
Learning Designer
Louise Dempsey
Internationally recognised author of The Writing Book, The Reading Book & The Oral Language Book, Louise Dempsey brings her years of expertise in pedagogical practice to the table.
Learning Designer
Del Costello
Coactive Education Director and literacy expert Del Costello brings a wealth of knowledge around oral language, structured literacy practices and sustainable school change.
What could it look like?
We'll work with you to design a programme that will have a measurable impact schoolwide
1. Structured Literacy Approach Introduction and Q&A Staff meeting
An accredited member of our facilitation team will run a whole staff meeting outlining the basics of SLA, the Science of Learning and answering questions.
2. Online Deep-Dive into Oral Language Principles
We run an online PLD session with your staff, going deep into Oral Language and it's role in the SLA classroom.
3. 2 Days of In-class Support and Modelling
An experienced facilitator comes in to work with each of your team, providing real-time feedback, strategies for scaffolding and steps for improvement.
4. 2-Hour Planning and Evaluation meeting with Principal
or Literacy Lead
Our leadership and evaluation expert comes in to help you plan, execute and measure your SLA embedding.
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5. 3 x 1 hour Online Teacher Aide Workshops
We'll run a series of online workshops for your teacher aides: focussing on small group reading, small group writing and how to support tamariki in an SLA classroom.
6. Evaluation and Impact Review
We'll help you undertake an evaluation and impact review, leveraging our team of evaluation experts - we can measure the effectiveness of your whole-school approach.
Long Term Literacy Impact
We understand that creating sustainable, school-wide change takes more than a programme or a short PLD experience: there’s no silver bullet.
If your school is completing its Ministry-funded PLD and you're ready to extend, embed, and evaluate its impact, let’s talk about Long Term Literacy Impact (Ltl).
Our offerings are designed to meet schools where they are. We recognise that different teams within a school may be at different stages in their literacy improvement journey. Some just beginning to explore, others refining established practices. With a Long Term Literacy plan, we'll ensure that your whole school's Literacy approach is designed to impact and improve student achievement in a long term, sustainable way. Our flexible suite of support allows teams to engage in the way that best fits their current needs and goals.
Design a bespoke PLD solution that works for your school,
no matter where you are on your Structured Literacy journey
Design a Long Term Solution
Whole Staff SLA Intro Session
Whole-staff session introducing structured literacy principles, oral language, and links to Te Mātaiaho (English learning area).
In-Class Modelling
Real-time demonstration, team teaching, and reflective support in classrooms.
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Teacher Aide Workshops
Targeted training to build confidence and clarity around decoding, blending, and small group support.
Leadership Planning
Strategic sessions with leadership: scheduling, systems, and aligning with school goals and data cycles.
Facilitated Staff Meeting
One of our dynamic facilitators will introduce or revisit structured literacy approaches, further develop team or school wide literacy practices, target ‘at risk’ learners or develop oral language and student engagement.
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Evaluation & Impact Review
Support to collect and interpret data, review impact, and adjust practice across the school.
Co-deisgned Te Mātaiaho Aligned
Lessons and Unit Plans
We'll co-design unit plans, lesson plans and bespoke scope and sequences to ensure your teachers are aligning their literacy lessons with Te Mātaiaho.
Access to the GROW
Literacy Resource Hub
Access to the GROW Literacy resource hub, including Downloadable content from the Literacy Place, testing and evaluation support and extension content.
Planning Support for Teachers
We'll work directly with your teachers to support their planning, ensuring proper scaffolding to all learners and alignment with the Science of Learning and Te Mātaiaho.
