
the knowledge, skills and strategies people use to understand, create, respond to, and manipulate texts.being able to participate actively in the workplace, community and society (UNESCO, 2004).having the ability to develop knowledge and understanding.

Much more than being able to read and write, being literate also means: Literacy is the: “ability to interpret and create texts with appropriateness, accuracy, confidence, fluency and efficacy for learning in and out of school, and for participating in Australian life more generally” (VCAA, 2016). The Literacy Teaching Toolkit for Levels 7-10 provides teachers with strategies to support the development of literate practices within 7 learning areas of the Victorian Curriculum: Teachers who can incorporate the literacy of their subject areas into their day-to-day teaching enable students to become independent and successful learners (Plaut, 2009) and improve student knowledge and learning outcomes across discipline areas.

Multimodality and 21st century learningĮach subject or discipline, such as Mathematics or Visual Arts, has its own distinctive language and literacy demands (Christie & Derewianka, 2008).Supporting diversity and differentiation.

