Training & Support
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Schools in Dubai follow a testing schedule, using assessments from GL Education according to their curriculum.
Attendees will come away with a clear understanding of how to use data from these assessments to identify literacy needs, implement targeted interventions, and drive measurable progress across the whole school.
Key areas include:
Enhancing your understanding of every student’s needs
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- Interpreting CAT4 profiles: Accurately identifying students’ academic potential and learning preferences, allowing teachers to tailor their instruction to individual learning needs.
- Introduction to CAT4 learner guide: Interpret different profiles to dig deeper, with guidance to support further investigation from a range of stakeholder perspectives.
- Linking CAT4 to progress data: Triangulating student data comparing cognitive abilities to attainment and progress data.
- Incorporating NGRT insights: Gain detailed insights into reading skills to better target support. Using the Reading Support Pathway to support your understanding of NGRT and next steps.
Driving Personalised Literacy Interventions
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- Tailored instructional strategies: Use NGRT to set accurate targets and benchmarks to create effective, personalized learning plans.
- Informed conversations: Use detailed student profiles to have meaningful discussions about learning goals and necessary support.
- Progress monitoring: Regularly track reading improvement and the effectiveness of interventions using NGRT assessment.
Fostering a Whole-School Literacy Focus
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- Collaborative approach: Foster a school-wide, data-driven strategy to improve literacy outcomes, promoting collaboration among educators.
Additionally, the session will explore how these assessments can be integrated with reading practice tools like myON and Accelerated Reader to support all students effectively. For those who are already Renaissance customers, there is an additional training workshop taking place on the same day in the afternoon on Star Reading, Accelerated Reader, and myON. You can sign up here.