Padstow+North+PS

Padstow North PS

Project Coordinator/Facilitator: Andrea Savva Team Members: Celeste Bateman and Bryce Hageman

Context statement · Padstow North Public School is situated in the suburb of Padstow in the south western area of Sydney. As part of a community of schools initiative three other local primary schools have joined with Padstow North to investigate effective ways to improve the comprehension stategies of children in the four schools, particualrly in the area of comprehending beyond the literal. The school's NAPLAN data along with the other three schools showed similarities in their results with a particular weakness in implied meaning resulting in the formation of the community of schools focus on comprehension for 2010.