Literacy Support for Secondary English
 | Literacy at Curriculum K-12 Directorate |
Literacy is the ability to read and use written information and to write appropriately, in a range of contexts. It is used to develop knowledge and understanding, to achieve personal growth and to function effectively in our society. Literacy also includes the recognition of number and basic mathematical signs and symbols within text.
| | Teaching Literacy in English |
The Teaching literacy in ... in Year 7 materials provide subject–specific professional development for DET secondary teachers, demonstrating good practices in literacy teaching. The Teaching literacy in English section contain a comprehensive unit of work on writing persuasive text. It contains explicit and systematic teaching for engagement of all students through modelled, guided and independent planning and writing.
| | English Hotspot |
Enhancing literacy in secondary English (ElisE) NSW teachers of secndary English worked in project teams to develop the resource material that is featured in ElisE. The projects focus on how teachers identified the literacy requirements of the Stage 6 English syllabus, and worked to design programming and teaching and learning strategies to meet these requirements.
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