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General CapabilityGeneral Capability

LiteracyLiteracy

Literacy and StudentsLiteracy and Students

As students become literate they develop As students become literate they develop the skills to:the skills to:

Learn and communicate,Learn and communicate, Become effective individuals,Become effective individuals, Participate as members of a society.Participate as members of a society.

Literacy and StaffLiteracy and Staff

The progressive development of literacy The progressive development of literacy knowledge and skills is essential for success in knowledge and skills is essential for success in all learning areas and is the responsibility of all all learning areas and is the responsibility of all teachers. It is important that teachers across all teachers. It is important that teachers across all years of schooling and learning areas develop years of schooling and learning areas develop student understanding of the specific language student understanding of the specific language and literacy demands of the various learning and literacy demands of the various learning

areas. areas.

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Literacy is central to all learning in school and Literacy is central to all learning in school and the ways that students demonstrate their the ways that students demonstrate their learning. Students need to draw on increasingly learning. Students need to draw on increasingly complex and sophisticated literacy knowledge complex and sophisticated literacy knowledge and skills to understand and engage with and skills to understand and engage with content across the curriculum. content across the curriculum.

Some aspects of literacy are most often Some aspects of literacy are most often encountered within a particular learning area. encountered within a particular learning area.

This means that: This means that:

teachers need a clear understanding of and teachers need a clear understanding of and vocabulary for the literacy demands specific to vocabulary for the literacy demands specific to their learning area. their learning area.

students need explicit and systematic literacy students need explicit and systematic literacy teaching in that learning area. teaching in that learning area.

What is the difference between What is the difference between English and Literacy?English and Literacy?

English is a discreet disciplineEnglish is a discreet discipline

Literacy deals with the deconstruction of Literacy deals with the deconstruction of texts across all curriculumstexts across all curriculums

While the primary development of Literacy While the primary development of Literacy will reside in English, the development of will reside in English, the development of

this capability across the curriculum is this capability across the curriculum is essential to effective teaching and essential to effective teaching and

learning. learning.

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Cross Curricular PrioritiesCross Curricular Priorities

Australian National Curriculum General Australian National Curriculum General Capabilities include Literacy. Capabilities include Literacy.

Literacy needs to work on a continuum.Literacy needs to work on a continuum.

Students will need to reach the standard to Students will need to reach the standard to progress further.progress further.

The standard for literacy will be assessed at the The standard for literacy will be assessed at the ends of years 2, 4. 6, 8 and 10. ends of years 2, 4. 6, 8 and 10.

How will it be assessed?How will it be assessed?

Teachers are expected to teach and Teachers are expected to teach and assess general capabilities as they are assess general capabilities as they are incorporated within each learning area incorporated within each learning area

curriculum. State and territory curriculum curriculum. State and territory curriculum and school authorities will determine the and school authorities will determine the extent to which student learning of the extent to which student learning of the

general capabilities will be assessed and general capabilities will be assessed and reported. reported.

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Where to find the general capability Where to find the general capability of Literacy in your Learning Area of Literacy in your Learning Area

GuideGuide The Australian curriculum (online or print)The Australian curriculum (online or print) Learning area Learning area General capabilitiesGeneral capabilities Literacy Literacy

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Examples of how literacy Examples of how literacy can be taught and can be taught and

assessed in different assessed in different Learning AreasLearning Areas

Literacy and MathematicsLiteracy and Mathematics

Understanding written problems and Understanding written problems and instructions.instructions.

Including the use of common words with Including the use of common words with specific meaning in a mathematical context.specific meaning in a mathematical context.

Understanding metaphorical language used Understanding metaphorical language used to express mathematics concepts and to express mathematics concepts and processes.processes.

Literacy and ScienceLiteracy and Science

Discussing phenomenaDiscussing phenomena

Hypothesising about speculative ideasHypothesising about speculative ideas

Sharing findings through a variety of genres Sharing findings through a variety of genres with specific language features: e.g. with specific language features: e.g. procedural report, explanation, using procedural report, explanation, using technical language.technical language.

Literacy and History/SOSELiteracy and History/SOSE

Genres include: recount, formal historical Genres include: recount, formal historical accountsaccounts

Understanding how to use abstract concepts Understanding how to use abstract concepts such as cause and effect such as cause and effect

Sequencing of eventsSequencing of events

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Where to start?Where to start?

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