13. Appropriate Literacy Instruction in All Areas of the Curriculum
Teachers with a balanced philosophical approach bring broad repertoires of instructional strategies and deep knowledge of all aspects of the curriculum to meet the diverse needs of their learners. System endorsed courses have been selected as leading research-based resources that demonstrate rigour and balance in both content and approach and support a consistent approach across the school. Each is a professional resource delivered through professional learning.
This parameter explores the teaching and learning of literacy in all subject areas. Whether students and teachers are in the science classroom or the visual arts classroom, a Kindergarten classroom or a Year 6 classroom, being literate is about making meaning from language experiences. While Parameter 3 supports the use of balanced literacy assessment and instruction during dedicated literacy time, this parameter looks at how subject-related literacy skills can be taught using the same approaches.
The components of balanced literacy enable a gradual release of responsibility from teacher to student; they also allow teachers to support students in developing meaning-making skills in all subject areas. Assessment data determine what literacy skills students will need to develop in order to access the subject's content.
By modelling the skills, sharing in the making of meaning, guiding students toward independence, and then monitoring their independent work, teachers of all content areas can further students' literacy achievement.
The components of balanced literacy enable a gradual release of responsibility from teacher to student; they also allow teachers to support students in developing meaning-making skills in all subject areas. Assessment data determine what literacy skills students will need to develop in order to access the subject's content.
By modelling the skills, sharing in the making of meaning, guiding students toward independence, and then monitoring their independent work, teachers of all content areas can further students' literacy achievement.
- The components of balanced literacy instruction allow teachers to support students in developing meaning-making skills in all subject areas
- Assessment data determine what literacy skills students will need to develop in order to access the subject’s content
- Teachers in all content areas can further students’ achievement in literacy by modeling the skills, sharing in the making of meaning, guiding students toward independence, and monitoring their independent work.
Quality Catholic Schooling Link
The school has a coherent, sequenced plan for curriculum delivery that ensures consistent teaching and learning expectations with a clear reference for monitoring learning across the year levels. The plan, within which evidence-based teaching practices are embedded, and to which assessment and reporting procedures are aligned, has been developed with reference to the Western Australian Curriculum or other approved curriculum to provide a shared vision for curriculum practice.