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iDeaL

At St Joseph's School, we implement the iDeaL approach to Structured Literacy.

Why iDeaL?
  • Founded on extensive national and international research perspectives and findings.

  • Provides professional learning and knowledge to teach explicitly 

  • Provides a systematic, cumulative and clear scope and sequence aligned to resources and decodable texts 

  • Is diagnostic and provides the tools to measure students’ progress 

  • Is New Zealand’s only online Structured Literacy platform, and can be accessed anywhere online using the iDeaL Online Platform

  • Aligns consistent practice in a whole-school approach 

  • Creates an evidence based, consistent educational pathway for ākonga and kaiako 

  • Provides an online community which connects and supports through shared experiences 

  • Is tried, tested and trusted by kaiako across New Zealand

  • Is suitable for use with students from Year 1 - Year 8.

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