Janice Langford

Born in Gisborne, NZ.  Now living on a small citrus orchard with my husband and five boys.  My second son has dyslexia which was a motivating force to dig deeper to support his learning.  I am Primary trained and taught at Primary level before moving to Secondary.  Literacy focus throughout.  Post-grad Diploma in Literacy Education, IMSLE training, AMADA.  Literacy facilitation at both Secondary and Primary levels.  Growth coaching model is an integral part of my PLD model.  Currently facilitating a move to a Structured Literacy approach with Primary School teachers and facilitating growth of, support for, and awareness of dyslexia at Secondary level, in addition to cross-curricular literacy growth.  Working across the sector within the Kahui Ako.

• Bachelors of Art, Japanese  [2001]
• Primary Postgraduate Diploma in Education [2002]
• MSL, IMSLE [2017]

• AMADA [2017]

• AMADA [2017 - Present]

LITERACY FACILITATOR |  [2017 - Present]

• Grow literacy pedagogy and practice across the curriculum at Secondary level.
• Support teachers to develop awareness of, and support for, students with dyslexia.
• Introduce and support the development of evidence based practices in Primary Schools (facilitating the pedagogical development and implementation of a Structured Literacy approach.)

LITERACY SPECIALIST  |  [2009 - 2011]

• Literacy Intervention, development of student support programme

LITERACY COORDINATOR  |  [2003 - 2004]

• Coordinate literacy growth across the secondary curriculum. Prepare material for, select and teach a literacy focus class.  Attend Ministry of Education provided PLD to share with school

• Workshop - 2018 - MSL
• Workshop - 2020 - Introduction to Structured Literacy - Bridging the Science of the Reading Brain to the Classroom
• Workshop -2020 - The Sounds of NZ English
• Workshop - 2020 - Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

• Freedom Literacy Sound Packs
• Introduction to Structured Literacy Workshop Booklet