Speech Language Support
Gracemere State School offers Speech-Language Therapy Services to all students in Prep and identified students in Year 1, in conjunction with a range of whole class
programs within the early years targeting differentiated oral language teaching
:
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Oral Language for Early years program (OLEY)
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Prep Metalinguistic Awareness Program – 2nd Edition (PMAP-2)
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Program for Oral Narrative Development (POND)
The speech-language pathologist collaborates with teachers to create a comprehensive literacy
program that embedded high reliability literacy strategies in modelled, guided
and shared reading programs.
Where identified, inclusion staff also offer small group speech and oral language programs on a regular basis.
GSS Water Safety Program
DoE Commitment: All children from Prep - Year 6 at GSS are provided the opportunity to engage in appropriate water safety and swimming education programs using the DET Prep to Year 10 Water safety and swimming education program (WSSEP; the program).
Prep & Y1 students participating in the GSS Water Safety and Swimming Education Program will have access to Water Safety Knowledge while participating in AAP wet play curriculum experiences, supervised by classroom teachers and teacher aides.
Y2-Y6 students participating in the GSS Water Safety and Swimming Education Program will have access to:
- 8 lessons (sequenced and interrelated focus categories)
- 8 hours of instruction over each year/band for the Y23 & Y456 teams
Respectful Relationships Education Program
The Respectful relationships education program is an initiative of the Queensland Government. It is a primary prevention program focussed on influencing behaviour change to prevent undesirable social consequences.
Its purpose is to foster a culture that emphasises:
- developing and maintaining respectful relationships
- respecting self
- gender equality.
By implementing the Respectful relationships education program, schools will give students opportunities for social and emotional learning (in self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, ethics, values, social norms, stereotypes, human rights, risk and responsible decision-making). A growing body of evidence shows that social and emotional learning of this nature leads to:
- improved social and emotional skills, self-concept, bonding to school and classroom behaviour
- less disruptive classroom behaviour, aggression, bullying and delinquent acts
- reduced emotional distress such as depression, stress or social withdrawal.
- Studies also show that students perform better academically.