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Literacy Information Night

Literacy Information Night. St. Lawrence Secondary School Wednesday February 8 th , 2012 6:30 – 7:15 pm Library. Welcome. Agenda Newsletter and Brochure Welcome from Vice Principal Doug Searle OSSLT: What is it? SLSS Literacy Plan for 2011-2012 After School Literacy

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Literacy Information Night

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  1. Literacy Information Night St. Lawrence Secondary School Wednesday February 8th, 2012 6:30 – 7:15 pm Library

  2. Welcome Agenda • Newsletter and Brochure • Welcome from Vice Principal Doug Searle • OSSLT: What is it? • SLSS Literacy Plan for 2011-2012 • After School Literacy • Guided Tour of EQAO Website • 2010-2011 test review • Wellness – thinking outside the test • Some test points • Q & A

  3. OSSLT: What is it? • Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test • Written in one day • March 29th, 2012 • All grade 10 students write the same test, the same day • Is a graduation requirement • Must achieve a level 3 to pass M

  4. SLSS Literacy Plan 2011-12 • Students wrote practice test • Parent information night • One-on-one with students • Case-by-case basis: more practice • Whole school approach, curriculum tie-ins • After school literacy program M

  5. After School Literacy • Eight sessions after school • Begins Tuesday February 14th, 2012 • 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm • Each week we will be covering another specific area of the OSSLT. M

  6. video • OSSLT Video K

  7. Guided Tour of EQAO Website • EQAO: Education Quality and Accountability Office • (3,6,9,10) K

  8. www.eqao.com Follow along with Newsletter K

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  10. Find Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) K

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  12. Find a past test Booklets 2010-2011 K

  13. 2010-2011 K

  14. Review Elements of Test M

  15. Wellness - Thinking outside the test • Sleep • Eating • Positivity • Support K

  16. Some test points • Do not leave blanks – write something • One page news report • Two page opinion essay • Six line personal response to a question or a statement • Multiple choice questions testing language skills M

  17. Practice test results M

  18. Q & A Questions from parents and students M

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