English and Literacy at Hilton Primary School
At Hilton Primary School, we are committed to ensuring every child develops a deep love of literature across both fiction and non‑fiction and builds strong skills in speaking, listening, phonics, reading, viewing and writing. Our goal is for all students to confidently enjoy, interpret and create a wide range of written and visual texts.
Whole‑School Literacy Approach
From Kindergarten to Year 6, teachers and Education Assistants implement a daily Literacy Block that provides explicit teaching, practice and application of essential language and literacy skills.
Early Years (Kindergarten – Year 2)
- Kindergarten: Students engage in daily oral language and vocabulary learning through explicit teaching and play based experiences. We use Heggerty and Letters and Sounds for phonological and phonemic awareness.
- Pre‑Primary to Year 2: Students learn phonics through the UFLI Foundations program and apply their knowledge when reading decodable texts and creating written texts.
Years 3 – 6
- Students continue to strengthen their spelling and vocabulary knowledge through a focus on Word Origins, morphology and etymology.
Writing
At Hilton, Talk 4 Writing is a whole school approach. Students learn to speak, hear, rehearse, read and internalise language before they are expected to write independently. Across all phases of learning, classrooms should reflect the same core process, common language and high expectations.
Early Intervention Reading Program
The HPS Early Intervention Reading Program was introduced in 2026,
The program focuses on:
- phonics and phonemic awareness
- reading fluency
- comprehension
- handwriting formation
Feedback from students, staff and families has been overwhelmingly positive, and the program is making a meaningful difference to early reading success.
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