Literacy - framework for action

Literacy is at the heart of a student’s ability to learn and succeed in school and beyond.It is essential we give every student from Prep to Year 12 the best chance to masterliteracy so they can meet the challenges of 21st century life.Children in Queensland’s state schools come from diverse backgrounds. While manystudents perform well, the priority is to enable all students to progress to a higherliteracy standard, taking into account their diverse circumstances.Literacy-the Key to Learning: Framework for Action 2006–2008 details the practicalsteps we need to take to achieve this.The Framework for Action recognises that quality teaching can make the single biggestdifference to students’ literacy outcomes. All teachers, including those teaching subjectssuch as mathematics and science, are teachers of literacy. It is integral to all areas oflearning. Read the whole report


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