Accelerated Literacy
What is Accelerated Literacy?
The National Accelerated Literacy Program (NALP) was designed to improve the literacy levels of marginalised students. Schools with a high proportion of Aboriginal students who are not meeting national minimum standards in NAPLAN and where there is a whole school focus and commitment to Accelerated Literacy are most suited to this program (New South Wales Department of Education and Communities 2011). The Program is based on the understanding that learning to be a literate member of society requires students to learn the discourse or implicit guidelines that apply to literacy lessons in schools. Implications include using texts that provide literate models for teaching how literate discourse works and using supportive teaching or scaffolding around these literate texts (Cowey 2005).
For more detailed information about the development and methodology of the NAPLAN and teaching resources, visit:
- The NALP website; http://www.nalp.edu.au/
- Cowey, W 2005, ‘A brief description of the National Accelerated Literacy Program’, TESOL in Context; accessed 5/10/2012, http://www.nalp.cdu.edu.au/documents/Cowey_BriefDescriptionNALP.pdf
- New South Wales Department of Education and Communities 2011, National Partnership on Literacy and Numeracy, accessed 5/10/2012, http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/national/programs/literacy/index.htm.
The National Accelerated Literacy Program (NALP) was designed to improve the literacy levels of marginalised students. Schools with a high proportion of Aboriginal students who are not meeting national minimum standards in NAPLAN and where there is a whole school focus and commitment to Accelerated Literacy are most suited to this program (New South Wales Department of Education and Communities 2011). The Program is based on the understanding that learning to be a literate member of society requires students to learn the discourse or implicit guidelines that apply to literacy lessons in schools. Implications include using texts that provide literate models for teaching how literate discourse works and using supportive teaching or scaffolding around these literate texts (Cowey 2005).
For more detailed information about the development and methodology of the NAPLAN and teaching resources, visit:
- The NALP website; http://www.nalp.edu.au/
- Cowey, W 2005, ‘A brief description of the National Accelerated Literacy Program’, TESOL in Context; accessed 5/10/2012, http://www.nalp.cdu.edu.au/documents/Cowey_BriefDescriptionNALP.pdf
- New South Wales Department of Education and Communities 2011, National Partnership on Literacy and Numeracy, accessed 5/10/2012, http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/national/programs/literacy/index.htm.