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`Leading Literacy: Resources: Subject Disciplines

A collection of resources to support Literacy across the curriculum

RESOURCES FOR LITERACY IN CONTENT AREAS

General Capabilities strand - Literacy
ACARA (v8) set out very clearly what each Learning Area's responsibilities are with regards to the General Capabilities strand - Literacy.

Australian curriculum genre maps
Visible thinking resource book 1
Source: Harvard
Key verbs in exam questions
Some key verbs and their meanings. Students need to understand how to answer exam questions by unpacking these verbs.

Stepping Out Literacy resources
Creative commons versions of the steps resources to download & use, provided the resources are acknowledged, not altered and not used commercially.
First Steps Literacy
Download the Speaking &Listening, Viewing, Reading, Writing Resource Books & Maps of Development

First Steps Linking Assessment, Teaching and Learning
Rolleston state school's framework
Teaching reading and viewing
Comprehension strategies & activities for Years 1-9 from QCAA.
Frayer model for reading
Literacy wheel - editable

How to write like an Art critic
A resource from David Elsing HOLA the Arts
ACARA (v8) sets out how the General Capability Literacy should be applied across the Learning Areas
ACARA (v8) sets out how the General Capability Literacy should be applied across the Learning Areas.
Music Literacy map1
Source: TES
Music Literacy map2
Source: TES

From the Australian Curriculum Literacy across the learning areas
ACARA (v8) sets out how the General Capability Literacy should be applied across the Learning Areas.
Gamification poster interpretation
Source: TES
Reading comprehension strategies
Source: TES
Reading comprehension strategies
Source: TES

FROM THE ACARA – THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LITERACY ACROSS THE LEARNING AREAS HASS
ACARA (v8) sets out how the General Capability Literacy should be applied across the Learning Areas.
Historical writing mat
Source: TES
Source analysis mat
Source: TES
Humanities starters&connectives mat
Source: TES

FROM THE ACARA – THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LITERACY ACROSS THE LEARNING AREAS LOTE
ACARA (v8) sets out how the General Capability Literacy should be applied across the Learning Areas.
French placemat
Source:TES
Literacy pyramid- adjectives
Source: TES
Literacy pyramid - opinions
Source: TES
Literacy pyramid - timephrases
Source: TES
Literacy triangle - connectives
Source: TES
French vocabulary mat
Source: TES

FROM THE ACARA – THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LITERACY ACROSS THE LEARNING AREAS MATHS
ACARA (v8) sets out how the General Capability Literacy should be applied across the Learning Areas.

Developing Literacy through Maths
From the "Class teaching" blog, this article covers spelling, developing vocabulary, developing literacy through discussion activities and the Frayer model.

Bookmark Powers, integers & roots
Source: TES
Bookmark
Source: TES
Keywords - master
Sorce: TES
Bookmark: sequences, functions & graphs
Source: TES
Bookmark
Source: TES

FROM THE ACARA – THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LITERACY ACROSS THE LEARNING AREAS HEALTH & PHYS ED
ACARA (v8) sets out how the General Capability Literacy should be applied across the Learning Areas.
Methods & principles of training
Source: TES
Review of fitness
Source: TES
Causes of injuries
Source: TES
Cardiovascular system
Source: TES
Muscular system
Source: TES
Respiratory system
Source: TES
Skeletal system
Source: TES

FROM THE ACARA – THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LITERACY ACROSS THE LEARNING AREAS SCIENCE
ACARA (v8) sets out how the General Capability Literacy should be applied across the Learning Areas.
Science Literacy mat 1
Source: TES
Conclusions
Source: TES
Connectives
Source: TES
Key words
Source: TES
Literacy in science poster
Source: TES
Science Literacy mat 2
Source: TES
Applied science coursework handbook
Source: TES

FROM THE ACARA – THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LITERACY ACROSS THE LEARNING AREAS TECHNOLOGY
ACARA (v8) sets out how the General Capability Literacy should be applied across the Learning Areas.
Literacy placemat for food
Source: TES