Developing NAPLAN Writing Skills through the Curriculum
Gain the clarity, confidence, and tools to:
- Understand how to best use the NAPLAN writing data from the VCAA portal
- Embed NAPLAN writing skills in the curriculum at every level, so you’re teaching the skills along a continuum and not teaching to the test.
- Support student cohorts, at all levels, to achieve continual growth in the NAPLAN writing skills.
- Achieve your school’s AIP writing goals through data informed and intentional teaching.
We will demonstrate, using examples, how focusing on continuous skill development, informed by NAPLAN and the curriculum can achieve individual student and whole school goals.
When NAPLAN data is viewed through a curriculum lens, it becomes a valuable and actionable resource. It allows school leaders and teachers to target real student needs, not just improve ‘some’ aspects of test performance, but strengthen their overall writing skills.
This workshop goes further than just explaining report structure and data interpretation
The wins…
- Teach NAPLAN skills, through the curriculum, at every level.
- Create specific, actionable, and achievable whole school writing goals. No more estimating % of growth.
The curveballs…
- A NAPLAN score alone won’t tell teachers what their students need to learn next.
- Each NAPLAN skill and corresponding score is weighted differently and does not align with the curriculum. See image above.
The traps…
- Teaching against the NAPLAN criteria narrows the curriculum and overlooks individual student needs.
Select from 3 session options & use the code in your invitation email to book
This workshop goes further than just explaining report structure and data interpretation
The wins…
- Teach NAPLAN skills, through the curriculum, at every level.
- Create specific, actionable, and achievable whole school writing goals. No more estimating % of growth.
The curveballs…
- A NAPLAN score alone won’t tell teachers what their students need to learn next.
- Each NAPLAN skill and corresponding score is weighted differently and does not align with the curriculum. See image above.
The traps…
- Teaching against the NAPLAN criteria narrows the curriculum and overlooks individual student needs.
PART 1 – How to effectively unpack and use your schools NAPLAN writing data.
We’ll begin by walking you through what data is available and how school leaders and teaching staff can best use it.
NAPLAN data is a valuable resource for schools, but it’s often underutilised. We will clearly demonstrate how to take full advantage of the data available for writing.
PART 2 – Translating NAPLAN Data into Effective Curriculum Planning
- We will illustrate, with examples, how to identify individual, student & cohort needs from NAPLAN data and link these to the curriculum.
- How to set realistic and attainable whole school writing goals.
When implemented successfully, this results in students consistently achieving expected learning growth, as reflected in both annual reporting and 2-year NAPLAN assessments.
Thanks so much for a very informative presentation. It’s very useful! (Principal)
Thank you. It was very informative and gives us some things to take back and think about. (Assistant Principal)
Fabulous! Great for student goals/IEPs (Curriculum Leader)
This was really informative, really appreciate. (Principal)
Thank you very much. I could easily follow your explanation of links between NAP scores and Curriculum levels.
- Develop a whole school common language and shared understanding of the qualities of good writing
- Assess with consistency and accuracy, across a whole school, using a curriculum aligned rubric
- Use data to inform teaching and provide timely and specific feedback to students
- Set individual and achievable writing goals that supports independence and self-reflection
- Build teacher capability through our Professional Development Series and on-demand pedagogical support
Schools that use Scriibi:
- Assess with consistency and accuracy
- Use data to inform teaching
- Provide timely and specific feedback to students
- Set individual and achievable writing goals
- Build teacher capacity
- Use a professional and shared language for writing
