LITERACY

Literacy is the ability to read and write. This is essential for a child's ability to learn at school, and to engage effectively in society.

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"Literacy involves students listening to, reading, viewing, speaking, writing and creating oral, print, visual and digital texts, and using and modifying language for different purposes in a range of contexts." (ACARA, 2016)

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What are some indications of deficits in my child's literacy?

• Not remembering or understanding what they have just read

• Confuses different sounds and has difficulty understanding their differences

• Writing is slow and takes a lot of effort

• Mispronouncing sounds or groups of sounds

• Guessing the words they are reading based on the first letter, rather than attempting to read it

• Missing words when reading

• Getting upset when it is time to read or write