What is the relationship between pedagogy, student engagement and

literacy?

Brief background

• 3 levels of schooling (R-12) Early/ Primary, Middle and Senior Years

• Category 2 SES

ContextThe student cohort consists of students who enroll for a range of reasons

• Curriculum Choice

• Distance

• Travellers

• Vocational

• At Risk

• Medical (62%)

At Risk7% Curriculum

Choice (Total)

13%

Home Schooler

3%

Medical Issues (Total)62%

Overseas SA resident (home-based)

1%

Remote & Isolated

2%Travellers

8%

Vocational3%

Significantly disengaged4%Partly

dis-en-

gaged24%

Moderately engaged42%

Very engaged

18%

Extremely engaged11%

Relationships

No. of students % of studentsSignificantly disengaged 2 5Partly disengaged 11 24Moderately engaged 19 42Very engaged 8 18Extremely engaged 5 11

Student Engagement Data

Wellbeing

Student Engagement Data

No. of students % of studentsSignifcantly disengaged 6 13Partly disengaged 13 29Moderately engaged 19 42Very engaged 7 16Extremely engaged 0 0

Sig-nif-

cantly dis-en-

gaged13%

Partly dis-en-

gaged29%

Moder-ately

engaged42%

Very engaged

16%

Wellbeing

Significantly disengaged2%Partly

dis-en-

gaged29%

Moderately engaged47%

Very engaged

22%

Learning

No. of students % of studentsSignificantly disengaged 1 2Partly disengaged 13 29Moderately engaged 21 47Very engaged 10 22Extremely engaged 0 0

Student Engagement Data

No. of students % of students

Wave 3 22 28Wave 2 20 25Caution 17 22Wave 1 20 25

Diagnostic Data

Wave 328%

Wave 2

25%

Caution22%

Wave 1

25%

Reading

No. of students

% of students

Wave 3 17 24Wave 2 25 34Caution 14 19Wave 1 17 23

Diagnostic Data

Wave 3

23%

Wave 2

34%

Caution19%

Wave 1

23%

Spelling

No. of students % of studentsWave 3 40 49Wave 2 24 29Caution 10 12

Wave 1 8 10

Wave 3

49%

Wave 2

29%

Caution12%

Wave 110%

NumeracyDiagnostic Data

Like school comparison

Reading OAC SES 2 schools

Wave 3 28% 5%

Wave 2 25% 10%

Changes• Integrated, interactive, online units with a student

interest focus

• Team of teachers

• Diagnostic testing

• Individual Learning Plans

• Differentiated curriculum

• Wave 3 class

• Special Education teacher support