2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies
'Alex regularly used a variety of literacy and numeracy strategies to develop the students and his use of technology was exceptional' (Gleeson Report).
My subject areas have a strong skills focus and therefore there is a need to focus on literacy and numeracy skills in most tasks conducted. At VHHS I used scaffolding to demonstrate different writing techniques and gave students particular words to use to promote further expansion. Phrases like, 'as a result', were demonstrated to encourage students to expand beyond regurgitating information to actually explaining and analysing.
My subject areas have a strong skills focus and therefore there is a need to focus on literacy and numeracy skills in most tasks conducted. At VHHS I used scaffolding to demonstrate different writing techniques and gave students particular words to use to promote further expansion. Phrases like, 'as a result', were demonstrated to encourage students to expand beyond regurgitating information to actually explaining and analysing.