Literacy and NumeracyBenchmarks
Prepared by SAPDC Learning Facilitator Team
Literacy and Numeracy are foundational to allstudent learning. Literacy is more than just theability to read and write, and numeracy is more thanthe ability to solve number problems. They are ameans of discovering and making sense of the world
•A literate person has the ability toidentify, understand, interpret,create, communicate and computein varying contexts in and BEYONDthe classroom.
•A numerate person has theconfidence and habit of mind tosearch out quantitative or spatialinformation, critically assess,reflect upon and apply it in theirlives when making judgments ordecisions and taking action.
LITERACY AND NUMERACY BENCHMARKS ARE:
•Expectations and behaviours at developmentally appropriate age groups
•Inclusive
•Applied in diverse contexts and for a variety of purposes
•The responsibility of all educators
•Lifelong processes
BENCHMARK COMPONENTS
Awareness
Knowledge
and
Understanding
Strategies
•Understanding theroles literacy andnumeracy play inattaining insightand learning
•Identifying oneselfas literate andnumerate
•Essential concepts,skills and social orculturalexperiences thatare foundationalbuilding blocks
•A set of deliberateactions, proceduresor processes appliedin a learning situationto perform a taskrequiring literacy ornumeracy
Curriculum Development Prototyping Guide (August 2013) – pages 24 - 31
Guide du prototypage pour l’élaboration du curriculum (Aout 2013) – pages 30 - 37
THE DRAFT LITERACY AND NUMERACYBENCHMARKS
Awareness
Ages 4–5
Ages 6–8
Ages 9–11
Ages 12–14
Ages 15–18+
I determinehow beingliterate enablesme and othersto create andexpressmeaning.
•I explore andplay with thepatterns, soundsand languagearound me.
•I recognize thatlanguage is usedin many ways bydifferent people.
•I determine howmy personalenjoyment andmy learning areenhanced by mychoice ofliteracyactivities.
•I determine howliteracy helpsme achievepersonal goals,explore interestsand makeinformedchoices.
•I understand thatbeing literateempowers me tosuccessfullycommunicate withothers, achievepersonal goals, andmake local andglobal connections.
Component
Organizing Element
Benchmark
Curriculum Development Prototyping Guide (August 2013) –pages 24 - 31
Guide du prototypage pour l’élaboration du curriculum (Aout2013) – pages 30 - 37
HOW WILL THE BENCHMARKS BE USED?
Curriculum must provide clear evidence of literacyand numeracy within and across subject/disciplineareas.
(Standard 9)
Curriculum Development Prototyping Guide (August 2013) – page 16
Guide du prototypage pour l’élaboration du curriculum (Aout 2013) – page 20
ArtsArts
Language ArtsLanguage Arts
MathematicsMathematics
ScienceScience
Social StudiesSocial Studies
WellnessWellness
(e) innovate: create, generate and apply new ideas or concepts
( c) Identify and Solve Complex Problems
(a) know How To Learn, to gain knowledge
Numeracy
Literacy/Numeracy Benchmarks
Literacy
Numeracy
Literacy/Numeracy Benchmarks
Literacy
•create and express meaning
•communicate what we know,can do and want to learn
•communicate about concepts,ideas and understandings
•use language tools tocommunicate meaning
•connect prior knowledge andexperiences to create newunderstandings
•use effective literacy/problemsolving strategies to acquireknowledge
•use diverse textsand media tocommunicate
•use effective strategiesto respond to knowledge
•use effective strategiesto generate and shareinformation
•use qualitative and
spatial concepts to
communicate meaning
•use effective mentalcalculations and estimationstrategies to manageinformation
•analyze and evaluateinformation
What does this mean?
For School Based Leaders?
For Teachers? For Schools? For Jurisdictions?
For Students?
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