Literacy

LITERACY
It is essential for our students to continually deepen their reading, writing, speaking and thinking skills in all their subject areas.
At St. John, we have had an ongoing initiative for many years to assist students in developing reading strategies. This year grade 10 open and applied classrooms will be receiving targeted instruction in reading strategies to allow them to engage in their content area textbooks and other subject specific reading materials such as news reports, charts, graphs, images, comics, maps etc.
RESOURCES
Top Ten Reading Strategies Adolescent Literacy Guide Parent Guide to Literacy

OSSLT Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) measures whether or not students are meeting the minimum standard for literacy across all subjects up to the end of grade 9. Successful completion of the literacy test is one of the requirements to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Students in grade 10 will have the opportunity to take this test.

OSSLT and COVID-19

More information regarding the Spring administration of the OSSLT

will be available in the future

For students graduating in June 2021, the Ministry currently plans to proceed

with the graduation requirement and students may satisfy the literacy graduation requirement, as per regular practice by:

Writing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) in Spring 2021;
Enrolling directly in the OSSLC in the 2020-21 school year; or
Participating in an adjudication process.

AFTER SCHOOL LITERACY PROGRAM
WILL NOT RUN AT THIS TIME DUE TO COVID19
SCHEDULE
2:10 PM Final school bell rings
2:10 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:30 Instructional Time
5:00 Late Buses depart
In the event of a snow day, the after school literacy program will be cancelled