Learning Enrichment Team (LET)
The Student Support Team works collaboratively with class teachers and parents to provide learning support for children with disabilities as well as children with various learning needs and difficulties. The team meets weekly and consists of the Principal, Support Teacher: Inclusive Education, Guidance Counsellor, Speech Pathologist and Primary Learning Leader. Class teachers use a referral process to the Student Support Team when there are concerns regarding a student. The team invites the teacher, along with parents, to the meetings where student progress and development is discussed. Parents requiring support for their children make requests through the class teacher.
Learning support is further provided through:
- School officer support in the classroom
- BCE professionals as well as community professionals such as Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Advisory Visiting Teacher: Physical Impairment
- Program development from professional assessments
- Collaboration with community services such as Autism Queensland Outreach Service, Cerebral Palsy League Qld., Downs Syndrome Association Qld.
- Indigenous Literacy and Numeracy funded programs
- Educational Adjustment Profiles (EAP), Individual Education Plans (IEP) and Individual Learning Plans (ILP)
- Reading Assistant Program (RAP)
- Multi-Lit Program
- Comprehensive transition from Primary to Secondary for children with disabilities
- Data to track student learning across the whole school
- Provision for structured lunchtime activities
- School Garden
We also implement the following learning intervention programs to support student learning and wellbeing:
- Story Champs oral language intervention program to support students in developing strong foundational language skills. Story Champs is a research-based program designed to enhance children's narrative abilities, vocabulary, and comprehension through structured storytelling activities. It provides targeted support for students who may benefit from additional language development, helping them become confident communicators and effective learners. By engaging in repeated story retelling, vocabulary enrichment, and guided discussions, students build the oral language skills essential for success in reading and writing across all areas of the curriculum.
- Sounds-Write program as a highly effective phonics-based intervention to support students who require additional help with reading. Sounds-Write is a structured, evidence-based approach to teaching reading that focuses on the essential skills of segmenting, blending, and phoneme manipulation. It is designed to close gaps in foundational literacy by providing explicit instruction in sound-letter correspondence and decoding strategies. Through small-group sessions, students build confidence and fluency in reading, enabling them to access the broader curriculum more successfully and become independent, lifelong learners.
- Play Move Improve program to support students’ physical development and enhance their learning outcomes. This evidence-informed intervention focuses on improving students’ gross motor skills, coordination, balance, and core strength through structured movement activities. These physical capabilities are closely linked to classroom readiness, attention, and academic performance. By engaging in targeted play-based exercises, students develop the motor foundations necessary for handwriting, concentration, and overall classroom participation. Play Move Improve helps ensure that every child has the physical tools needed to thrive in their learning environment.
- Pre-Prep Screening Process: At St Mary’s Primary School, we are committed to supporting every child’s successful transition into Prep. As part of our Pre-Prep process, each child participates in a screening that assesses foundational skills in literacy, numeracy, and oral language. These screenings are designed to identify each child’s strengths and highlight any areas that may benefit from additional support before starting school. The results are shared with parents to help guide home-based reinforcement and ensure that every child begins their school journey with confidence and readiness.
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