English Policy

The study of English helps young people develop the knowledge and skills needed for education, training and the workplace. It helps them become ethical, thoughtful, informed and active members of society.  (Rationale, Australian Curriculum)

“Learning to read is the most important educational outcome of primary education.  Reading is a complex process that builds on oral facility, and encompasses both specific skill development (phonemic and decoding strategies) and the use of comprehension strategies.  The precise ways in which these processes combine need to be understood if teachers are to identify their students’ needs and teach most effectively.” (Konza, 2011)

AIM

The Australian Curriculum: English aims to ensure that students:

• learn to listen to, read, view, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex and sophisticated spoken, written and multimodal texts across a growing range of contexts with accuracy, fluency and purpose.
• appreciate, enjoy and use the English language in all its variations and develop a sense of its richness and power to evoke feelings, convey information, form ideas, facilitate interaction with others, entertain, persuade and argue.
• understand how Standard Australian English works in its spoken and written forms and in combination with non-linguistic forms of communication to create meaning.
• develop interest and skills in inquiring into the aesthetic aspects of texts, and develop an informed appreciation of literature.   (Aims, Australian Curriculum)