Literacy support in Science
The development of students’ literacy skills and understanding is the responsibility of all secondary school teachers as different subjects and learning areas make particular demands on students’ literacy. In particular, science uses words from everyday language that may have different meanings when used within a scientific context. In the syllabus, students are provided with ongoing opportunities to develop their use of the specific language and terminology of science to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills to a range of audiences.
ref: Science Years 7-10 Syllabus (p26)
Teaching literacy in Science in Year 7. 1997
 | Highlights the literacy demands of the subject and demonstrates how these demands can be explicitly taught by using model units of work. Advice is also given on using assessment information to plan appropriate programs and ways in which a whole-school plan for literacy might be developed. |
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