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• Introduction
  • Facilitator considerations
  • Structure of sessions
• Session 1: What is the Year 2 Diagnostic Net?
  • Structure of the session
• Session 2: Concept of a continum
  • Structure of the session
• Session 3: The concept of numeracy
  • Structure of the session
• Session 4: Number Developmental Continuum (Part 1)
  • Structure of the session
• Session 5: Number Developmental Continuum (Part 2)
  • Structure of the session
• Session 6: Using Intervention Strategies: Number
  • Structure of the session
• Session 7: Writing Developmental Continuum
  • Structure of the session
• Session 8: Reading Developmental Continuum
  • Structure of the session
• Session 9: Literacy intervention
  • Structure of the session
• Session 10: Parent information
  • Structure of the session

Session 10: Parent information

Purpose
Outcomes
Further professional development
Materials
Structure of the session
Bibliography

Purpose

The purpose of this session is to inform parents and care providers of students in early childhood classes about the Year 2 Diagnostic Net.

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Outcomes

Participants will:

• be familiar with Year 2 Diagnostic Net terminology;
• develop knowledge of the processes involved in the Year 2 Diagnostic Net.

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Further information for parents

• Reading/viewing: Hand-in-Hand: An Early Literacy and Numeracy Information Package for Parents 1997, Queensland School Curriculum Council, Brisbane. This kit is available for purchase from the Open Access Unit, tel. (07) 3406 2531.

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Materials

Following are the materials that the facilitator and participants need for this session. The facilitator should:

• notify participants of materials required;
• prepare handouts, overhead transparencies (OHTs) and other resources.

Facilitator

Participants

OHTs 10.1 (new window) 10k 10.2 (new window) 10k 10.3 (new window) 10k 10.4 (new window) 10k 10.5 (new window) 17k Handouts 10.1 (new window) 16k Sorting buckets/containers (one per pair/group) Sorting materials - e.g. gumnuts, leaves, pebbles, small toys, shells, beads, lids of bottles, blocks, Lego Student folio Books/documents: Information Booklet for State Schools Net report (one copy per participant) Overview of Number Developmental Continuum Overview of Reading Developmental Continuum Overview of Writing Developmental Continuum Parent information brochures - 'Supporting your child's number development', 'Supporting your child's writing development' and 'Supporting your child's reading development'

Pens/pencils and paper

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Bibliography

Guidelines for State Schools 1996, The Year 2 Diagnostic Net, Department of Education, Queensland.

Handbook for Schools 1996, revised edn, The Year 2 Diagnostic Net, Department of Education, Queensland.

Information Booklet for State Schools 1998, The Year 2 Diagnostic Net, Department of Education, Queensland.

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