Developing literacy and numeracy

An important aim of education is to develop literate and numerate citizens who are well-equipped to learn at school, and are able to use language and mathematics confidently so they can participate fully in opportunities for employment and community life post-school. To achieve this aim, teachers of all subject areas must share in the responsibility of educating literate and numerate students. In this unit the teaching of literacy and numeracy is examined from a number of current theoretical perspectives, drawing on contemporary research. You will learn how to develop appropriate teaching strategies that maximise student learning of oral language, reading, writing, and visual and digital literacies. You will explore strategies for teaching the key ideas of numeracy so you can develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to use mathematics across a range of subjects and in your lives. You will also explore various ways of developing and assessing literacy and numeracy across the curriculum, in different learning areas and through integrated approaches.