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PD with HAR Conversation cards
AIEWs and school support staff being creative making up stories with the HARs conversation cards at Cockburn Fremantle Public Schools Network PD day at Hamilton Hill Senior High School in WA.
Honey Ant Readers Conversation cards
The HAR conversation cards. A fabulous stimulus for story telling being trialled by an AIEO, with a great sense of humour, at Cockburn Fremantle Public Schools Network PD day at Hamilton Hill Senior High School in WA. Workshop being run by Margaret James and Arrernte Elder, Coralie Williams.
Arrernte Elder Coralie Williams helps at HAR PD
Participants at Cockburn Fremantle Public Schools Network PD day at Hamilton Hill Senior High School, enjoying the hands-on learning with Arrernte Elder Coralie Williams, using Honey Ant Readers resources.
Exciting new HAR ipad apps
Wordsearch! The exciting new ipad apps developed by Mark Gillow are proving to be a fantastic learning tool. Working individually, independently and with content that relates to their own lives and knowledge of the world, is highly engaging for the students – and learning to read is really fun!
Activities for Aboriginal English speakers
Support teachers soaked up the need to understand how to teach students who speak Aboriginal English as their first language using HARs resources at Cockburn Fremantle Public Schools Network PD day at Hamilton Hill Senior High School in WA.
Honey Ant Readers Activity books become interactive
The activities in Honey Ant Readers Activity books 1 to 10 become interactive thanks to Mark Gillow’s fantastic work. Working on an ipad doesn’t have to be lonely, as friends join in to offer advice and collaboration.
Indigenous students deserve more support with print literacy
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/web/HoneyAntReader/Literacy-interview.mp3 Indigenous students still need and deserve support when starting school, if they speak Aboriginal English (AE) or a traditional language at home. Transitioning into school is difficult enough without the added challenge of learning to read and write in a language you do not speak at home, and seldom hear outside of the school environment. Since…
ACER Excellence in Professional Practice Conference 2016
ACER Excellence in Professional Practice Conference in Melbourne last week. Ailsa Macfie, Deputy Principal of Tiwi College and Margaret James from HARs enjoyed co-presenting about their collaborative work. This was interspersed with fun hands-on activities, and a few songs and rhymes!
HAR Interactive eBooks in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands
Learning to read through having fun with interactive text and images. The story is situated in the desert environment of the Ngaanyatjarra learners. A student makes the honey ant jump out of its tunnel while speaking to him! HARs eBooks. — at Ngaanyatjarra Lands.