West Coast Language Development Centre
AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL
Parent Sessions on Youtube – Reading and Spelling There are two new parent sessions on our West Coast LDC Youtube channel focused on reading and spelling. The two sessions (Part 1 and Part 2) each cover a different skill which are essential for reading and spelling development. The sessions are 20 – 30 minutes long … Read the full article
Using ‘think alouds’ The term ‘think alouds’ refers to expressing your thoughts aloud (literally ‘thinking out loud’). Expressing your thoughts out loud provides your child with a model of your reasoning and how you understand what is happening. Research has shown that think alouds are very effective at supporting comprehension development, including inferential comprehension (linking … Read the full article
How to help your child learn new words It is important to encourage your child’s vocabulary development. The adults in a child’s life play an important role in helping a child learn new words. Here are some tips to keep in mind when using new vocabulary with your child. Follow your child’s lead – emphasise … Read the full article
The WCLDC is using the app Qkr! Masterpass for parents/carers to make payments to the WCLDC. Payments may include; Volunteer Contributions, Excursions or Incursions – classes may organize. Please download the Qkr! app to your phone and follow the prompts to set up your account. Please download a copy of the “How to.. ” instructions … Read the full article
Colour Blindness Colour blindness means that a person cannot distinguish some colours or see the colours differently to other people. Very few people who are colour blind are ‘blind’ to all colours. Commonly, the colours seen differently are greens, yellows, oranges and reds. An information leaflet on colour blindness will be distributed to all year … Read the full article