Literacy support is provided as intensive, small-group instruction, which supplements classroom literacy teaching. We offer a withdrawal program for students who require extra assistance at points during the week, for students in Years 1, 2 and 3. The goal of this intervention is to lift the literacy achievement of students who are not achieving grade-level standard.

Mathematics Support is offered to students in Year 1 or 2 who are not achieving at year-level standard in the Mathematics learning area. This program assists students to develop aspects of whole number learning. It builds on and is coordinated with classroom Mathematics programs but involves additional levels of support and teaching aimed at developing students’ mathematics learning. This program is delivered either in class, or as a withdrawal program.

At St Thomas’ Primary School the Extending Mathematical Understanding (EMU) Intervention Program is delivered by a trained specialist teacher. This intensive program is offered to students in Year 1 who are vulnerable in their mathematics learning. This program assists students who are vulnerable in aspects of whole number learning and are at risk of not learning school mathematics successfully. It builds on and is coordinated with classroom mathematics programs but involves additional levels of support and teaching aimed at accelerating students’ mathematics learning. Each level of support represents an increase in intensity of teaching and assistance offered to a student by the EMU specialist teacher.