Literacy encompasses the knowledge, skills and dispositions that students need to use language for different purposes in a range of contexts.
The Literacy general capability is organised into three elements:
- Speaking and listening
- Reading and viewing
- Writing.
Advice
The following advice provides background to the Literacy general capability, including the literacy progression. It supports teachers to use the general capability across all levels of schooling and all learning areas.
Resources
The following progression resource for the literacy general capability is labelled from Level 1a–6 to present a sequence of detailed, observable, evidence-based indicators of literacy development.
Reading and viewing
Reading and viewing includes four sub-elements:
- Phonological awareness
- Phonic knowledge and word recognition
- Fluency
- Understanding texts.
Strategies and resources are available to support the teaching of the Understanding texts sub-element.
Writing
Writing includes five sub-elements:
- Creating texts
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Spelling
- Handwriting and keyboarding.
A resources list is available to support the teaching of the Writing sub-elements across Prep–Year 10 phases of schooling and learning areas.
Professional learning
The QCAA provides professional development resources to support schools in improving literacy outcomes for students.
Schools and educators can also:
- register for Prep–Year 10 conferences, workshops and webinars
- request customised professional development.
Find out more about QCAA Professional development and events.
- Last updated:
- 11 April 2024
