Literacy


At St. Aloysius' School we believe that the study of English, and the broader concept of Literacy, is about the appropriate and effective use of language in texts, the use of language as a means of learning and the development of knowledge and language through reading and writing, listening and speaking.

Children need to learn how language works and how to use it well.

Language whether spoken or written, is the main means by which we communicate with other people and they with us.
It is through language that we explore and interpret feelings, ideas and experiences and communicate these with each other.

Whenever there is language interaction between people, values are being reinforced or formed, attitudes influenced and relationships established.

St. Aloysius is an Intake 1 school in the Children's Literacy Success Strategy (CLaSS). CLaSS is collaborative initiative between the Catholic Education Office, Melbourne and the Centre for Applied Educational Research at the University of Melbourne. CLaSS strives to raise the levels of literacy attained in young children in the early years of schooling to give 
them a solid foundation for success in later learning.

CLaSS was designed to bring about improvement in early Literacy on a system wide basis and uses a whole school approach to literacy improvement. In achieving an improvement in literacy outcomes it is essential that the whole school 
have a shared belief in the capacity of good teaching to make a difference. At St. Aloysius, literacy is driven by the design elements for effective teaching and learning.