'successful learners ... have the essential skills in literacy and numeracy and are creative and productive users of technology, especially ict, as a foundation for success in all learning areas'
(ministerial council on education, employment, training and youth affairs, 2008, p.8)
Changing definitions of literacy
- Traditionally, English literacy skills addressed the four macroskills of listening, speaking, reading and writing (Cumming, Kimber, & Wyatt-Smith, 2011).
- With the increasing prevalence of technology and text forms students encounter in modern communication, literacy is now closely linked to ICT competencies, and include digital materials and electronic media (ACARA, 2010).
REFERENCE LIST
Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA). (2010). The shape of the Australian curriculum 2.0. Sydney: ACARA.
Cumming, J., Kimber, K., & Wyatt-Smith, C. (2011). Historic Australian conceptualisations of English, literacy, and multimodality in policy and curriculum
and conflicts with educational accountability. English in Australia 46(3), 42-53.