Category: Literacy & Numeracy

Professional development and job shadowing opportunities in Sweden organised by the Literacy and Numeracy Team

European surveys show a substantial increase in multicultural populations in schools across all European countries. This multicultural influx is leaving its mark on teaching and learning across all levels. It is perhaps even more challenging in the early years (kindergarten and primary schools) where schools are facing great difficulties in reaching out to these children…
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Day two of the professional development happening right now in London.

Literacy Action Planning is another Erasmus + project giving professional development opportunities to another large group of educators from the church school sector. The schools participating in this project include: St. Joseph School Blata l’Bajda, Malta St Joseph Junior School Sliema St Francis Primary School Victoria Gozo Malta St.Therese School Participants including members of the…
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Literacy Action Planning

Literacy Action Planning is another Erasmus + project giving professional development opportunities to another large group of educators from the church school sector. The schools participating in this project include St. Joseph School Blata l’Bajda, Malta St Joseph Junior School Sliema St Francis Primary School Victoria Gozo Malta St.Therese School Participants including members of the…
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Online Literacy Resources for Teachers

Literacy pamphlet in English: Click here Biex taċċessa l-fuljett tal- Litteriżmu bil-Malti: Għafas hawn   Resources/Riżorsi: Click here/Għafas hawn   Youtube: Songs in Maltese Stories in Maltese Numbers in Maltese Maltese alphabet

Summer Programme Leaflet

To view the Summer Programme Leaflet: Click here

YouTube – Literacy Team

The Literacy Team is creating a series of short videos using the 4+1 reading strategy, for both Maltese and English. Children can revise speed sounds and read some words and phrases.  New videos are being uploaded daily. Click the YouTube button and subscribe to our YouTube channel, so that you will not miss out on…
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YouTube – Numeracy Team

The Numeracy team will be presenting a series of videos that focus on different mathematical concepts, skills and tools.  They are addressed to educators, parents and children and will hopefully be useful to generate a better understanding of the mastery approach to mathematics. Click the YouTube button and have a look at our videos!  …
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Teacher Training – St Francis Cospicua

Following the Erasmus Project ‘More or Less’ (REF: KA101-051070), whole school training was delivered at St Francis Cospicua to understand maths mastery and the main strategies that are part and parcel of such approach. The focus was on CPA Approach, Exploratory Tasks and Questioning Techniques. Teachers were able to understand the difference between concrete, pictorial…
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Tell Us a Story (Erasmus + project – Reference KA 229-051254)

Activity organised in collaboration between The Pastoral Care Section and The Literacy and Numeracy Section within the SfCE. Following Activity 1 of Tell Us a Story (Erasmus + project – Reference KA 229-051254), held in Gozo earlier this November, Sr Alexandra Chircop (Service Manager Pastoral Care – SfCE), today held a professional development session with more educators…
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