Literacy
Across the Broken Bay Diocesan School System, clearly articulated foundational beliefs underpin our work in literacy:
- It is a fundamental right of every student to be literate
- All students can achieve high standards given the right time, support and opportunity
- High expectations and early and on-going intervention are essential
- All teachers need to be able to articulate the instructional decisions they are making, and to explain why they teach the way they do.
We emphasise an effective system-wide approach to literacy, with a focus on the following components:
- Leadership
- Assessment, feedback and monitoring
- Literacy across the curriculum
- Early identification and intervention
- On-going Professional Learning
- School and classroom organisation
- Home, school and community partnerships
Our goal is to work toward every student developing the skills to become a Literate Learner who:
- Writes with purpose and clarity
- Locates and accesses information from a variety of sources
- Communicates effectively using visual text forms
- Uses oral communication appropriate to purpose and audience
- Reads for purpose and pleasure
- Reads and interprets visual text forms
- Thinks critically
- Solves problems
- Continues to evolve as a literacy learner through engagement in life-long learning
View our Literacy Statement