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An overview of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus for the Australian CurriculumMaking meaning

Presented by Sally Hogan, Primary Principal Advisor for the Australian Curriculum

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Overview of the NSW K-10 English Syllabus

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Learning intentionsThis presentation is designed to

• Clarify the intent of the NSW English Syllabus• Explain how the objectives and outcomes work

together to realise the intent of the English Syllabus• Demonstrate how the NSW English Syllabus and

Literacy Continuum K-10 can be used together to differentiate class programs in response to the needs of the students

• Be used to guide future action

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Goal 1: Australian schools promote equity and excellence

Goal 2: All young Australians become•Successful learners•Confident and creative individuals•Active and informed citizens

Melbourne Declaration

Why is this important?

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interact in different cultural contexts e.g. Asia

engage with Aboriginal cultures and histories

engage with scientific concepts and principles

problem-solve in new and creative ways

use ICT purposefully

have strong knowledge base in key disciplines

be literate and numerate

interact in different social/cultural contexts

act with integrity, guided by shared values

deal with complexity and work outside the box

Students need to be creatively and critically literate in many different social and cultural contexts

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An overview of the NSW English K-10 Syllabus

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Clarity of purposeThe intent of the syllabus is expressed as one sentence in the blue section.

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The objectives and outcomes work together to achieve the intent of the syllabus.

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Context in English is the study of ideas communicated through texts.

The parts of English make no meaning without a context.

Spelling

Grammar

Sentence

structure

Punctuation

Language conventions

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What is literacy?Literacy is the ability to understand and evaluate meaning through reading and writing, listening and speaking, viewing and representing. (NSW Literacy K–12 Policy, 2007)

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A developmental learning progress K-10

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Students access the curriculum, experience achievement and progress along the continuum

Track and monitor student achievement

Strengthen literacy in all KLAs

Determine where to next for teaching

Communicate clear learning goals with

students

Literacy Continuum K-10

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Differentiating the core program

• Where are they now?• Where to next?

Know your content and how to teach it

Know your students

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Literacy resources and programs can be used on conjunction with syllabuses

• Where are my students now?

• Where to next?• How will I get them

there?

• What do I want my students to learn?

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SoWHY

is this soimportant?