Activity 3 is based on the information below and the literacy journeys of three Stage 3 students: Jamal, Harry and Anya.
Student development and maturation is a continuous, predictable sequence, but with a unique course for each child. Progress is loosely ‘mapped’ with expected milestones.
Academic progress is mapped by syllabuses. In NSW, this progress is described in syllabus continuums of learning, showing subject content knowledge and skills. Check the table of outcomes in the Continuum of learning in each syllabus. Do this by visiting BOSTES, selecting a syllabus, then clicking on ‘Syllabus elements’ and then ‘Outcomes.’
The development of literacy is captured in the NSW Literacy continuum K-10. The continuum describes student progress in literacy, ‘mapping’ progress across the whole curriculum.
In NSW, the syllabuses and the literacy continuum work together. They are underpinned by the anticipated levels of maturity of students at each stage of learning. Each student, however, takes a different path, depending on their background, their personal experiences, and their opportunities for learning.
Follow Harry, Jamal and Anya through an interactive literacy journey which will illustrate some of these differences. Interactive literacy journeys text version.
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Navigate your way through the interactive literacy journeys of Jamal, Harry and Anya and apply your understanding by completing the questions in your Activity booklet. |
Overview of the NSW Literacy continuum K-10
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Read the Overview of the NSW Literacy continuum K-10 which can be found on the Literacy and Numeracy continuums support resources page. Familiarise yourself with the eight critical aspects of the NSW Literacy continuum K–10. Text version. For more information about these aspects of literacy, refer to An Introduction to Quality Literacy Teaching, pp 12-13. Refer to pages 34 and 35 for links to the national and international research that informs the NSW Literacy continuum K-10. |
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Consider the content of the Overview using the questions below as a guide. Complete the activity in your Activity booklet.
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Using the print NSW Literacy continuum K-10
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View these videos to help you complete Activity 4. They show the detail of the content and structure of the NSW Literacy continuum K-10. |
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Using the interactive NSW Literacy continuum K-10
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View these brief videos to support your understanding of the interactive literacy continuum and requirements for Activity 5. |
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Optional – Three teachers talk | Text version about how the teaching of literacy changes during the years of schooling. See An Introduction to Quality Literacy Teaching, pp 26 & 27. |
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Complete Activity 5 in your Activity booklet. By the end of Stage 3, our three students are making progress in all critical aspects of the NSW Literacy continuum K-10. Focus on one of the students for closer consideration.
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