At Rainbow P-12 College, the P-6 curriculum emphasises a supportive and inclusive environment where each student’s curiosity and strengths are nurtured. Focusing on foundational skills in literacy and numeracy, along with social-emotional wellbeing, we aim to foster resilience, confidence, and a love of learning in every child. Our approach ensures that young students feel valued and inspired, setting them on a path towards lifelong learning and personal growth.
Literacy
CAFÉ Reading
In the Junior School we implement CAFE Reading. This involves Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and Expanding Vocabulary when reading. It’s a fun way for the students to remember reading strategies and to sustain read for longer periods of time. The students love the reading characters and have found a real passion for reading, using their new strategies.
Reading eggs
Reading Eggs is an on-line program that supports each child with their reading. It supports learning by offering individual lessons that allow children to progress at their own rate. The program has been developed by highly experienced educators and focuses on a core reading curriculum of phonics, spelling and sight words using strategies that promote reading success. The children enjoy using interactive animations, games, songs and rewards to motivate them and make learning to read enjoyable. Reading Express is an additional component of the program that caters for students from Prep to Grade 6 and focuses on building reading vocabulary, fluency and comprehension using books from a digital library. These programs are also accessible for families to use at home.
Numeracy
In the junior school section of the College, students engage in a variety of learning tasks to extend their numeracy skills. They also use Mathletics and MyNumeracy to support learning within the classroom. Students access Mathletics Live to assist with the accuracy of their number fact recall. During this time they can compete against students from around the world or with students from their class or simply compete against the computer. They also engage in various curriculum-aligned Maths content and receive instant feedback which encourages independent learning.
Specialist Classes
At junior school level, the students have access to specialist classes in Art, Humanities, Science, Foods, Technology and Integrated Studies. There is a Personal Learning curriculum provided by the Resilience Project which encourages students to become grateful, empathetic and resilient people.
Developmental Play
Developmental Play is based on rigorous research and theory. It looks at developing the whole child and provides opportunity for active learning from the world around them. It encourages language development, social skills, risk taking, problem solving, creativity and fine-motor skills as well as working towards improving literacy and numeracy skills. Developmental Play provides a range of opportunities for children to explore, investigate and engage in purposeful and meaningful experiences such as using a reading corner, writing activities, role-plays, dress-ups, interest tables, constructions, art, mathematics, science and sensory areas to name a few. It reinforces concepts and tasks being taught formally in the areas of literacy and numeracy in a more relaxed and enjoyable way. Students are asked to reflect on their learning to their peers and teacher.
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