All Year 2 to Year 6 students at Forest Crescent Primary have been enrolled in the 2024 Ed Alive web-based program Typing Tournament and Baggin the Dragon. By MONDAY 5th, February, all students will have received their username and password from their class teachers to access both programs. (Some parents/guardians have informed the school that their child is to have no online learning account- depending on 3rd Party permissions-please see the school if you want those permissions changed). Both programs can be accessed across several digital platforms.

While students have the opportunity to use Typing Tournament at school, they are STRONGLY encouraged to use the program at home. Please DO NOT permit anyone else (siblings, parents) other than the intended user to use Typing Tournament as the program is tailored to the progressive development of the student. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE TYPING TOURNAMENT and BAGGIN’ THE DRAGON

Developing typing literacy skills is necessary not only to improve students’ performance in NAPLAN online but also for their future educational years in middle and secondary schools, which place an increased emphasis on keyboard fluency.

The NAPLAN 2020 Final Review mandates typing skills.

“As the NAPLAN tests are moved online, particularly the writing test with its extended response, it will be essential that students develop fluency in using keyboards and word processors, at least from Year 5, to enable them to concentrate on the substance of their writing. For Year 3, students’ handwritten responses would be more appropriate.” from NAPLAN Review Final Report August 2020, page 11.

The point that keyboarding skills are critical for students completing NAPLAN Online is firmly supported on page 84 of the NAPLAN Review Final Report 2020.

“Students in Years 5, 7, and 9 who have prior opportunities to develop typing fluency and word processing skills by regularly using a keyboard are better placed to produce sustained writing online. The explicit teaching of keyboarding skills and monitoring typing proficiency beyond Year 3 are essential in developing students’ writing skills and for equitable participation in computer-based writing assessments.”

Research validates typing boost to NAPLAN scores.

An analysis of the NAPLAN results for students using Typing Tournament against those from similar schools shows a 35% increase in the Writing Task score. Read the research findings:

Bagging the Dragon Maths

In addition, the Numeracy Committee has identified that students need exposure to improve their problem-solving skills. Ed Alive’s Baggin’ the Dragon has also been added to your child’s online learning, which is accessible at home.

Baggin’ the Dragon Maths is the expansive maths programme that harnesses the power of automated Adaptive Learning to build solid maths foundations and transform each student into a mathematical thinker and problem solver. It ensures that students always work at their optimal learning level whilst building maths power & problem-solving strategies.

Baggin’ the Dragon Maths gives kids comprehensive coverage of all essential maths skills and concepts.

It covers: Addition • Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Fractions • Percentages • Ratio & Proportion • Numeration • Shape • Space • Measurement • Geometry • Data • Statistics • Graphs • Probability • Patterns • Algebra

At the heart of Baggin’ the Dragon Maths is a bank of over 10,000 questions that build mathematical reasoning skills and flexible problem-solving strategies.

  • It begins with essential knowledge and introduces new concepts to help students progress at their own pace.
  • Individualised instruction for each learner ensures they work at their optimal learning level.
  • Harnesses a wide variety of learning strategies and question types to engage students.
  • Hand-crafted and sequenced by experienced teachers.

Please ask your class teacher or Mr Combes if you have any queries.

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