Discuss the impact that literacy teaching has on children’s learning and development in Australian primary schools.

English Report Instructions

Report structure

Your report must include relevant theory and references made to academic literature, and adhere to the following components:

1. Executive summary (approximately 100 words):

A short, sharp summary of your whole report.

2. Introduction (approximately 150 words):

Introduce the concept of literacy and identify the curriculum document that you will use for this assessment.
Introduce the two forms of assessments that you will report on.
Briefly explain the relevance of the chosen assessments you will be discussing.

3. Findings (approximately 1100 words):
Identify definitions of the concept of literacy.

Using the chosen curriculum document and other supporting literature, discuss the impact that literacy teaching has on children’s learning and development in Australian primary schools.

Discuss the key benefits and implications of chosen assessments.

Identify factors that contribute to the use of the assessments.

Report on the potential effects of the assessments in relation to children’s learning and development in the English curriculum in the primary context.

Include recommendations for policies and teaching practices for the assessment of the English curriculum in the primary school context.

4. Conclusion (approximately 150 words):

Summarise your key findings and restate the impact that your selection of assessments have in children’s learning and developing in Australian primary schools.
Reference list
Your report should have at least seven references, which includes at least one peer-reviewed journal article to support your statements and/or claims.
All references should be appropriately cited using APA style.
The reference list will not be included in the word count.