English helps students to engage imaginatively and critically with literature ,which in turn expands the scope of their experiences. Texts provide the means for communication .They can be written, spoken or multimodal, and in print or digital/online forms. The English curriculum is organised into three inter-related strands:
- Language
- Literature
- Literacy
Within the strands, the processes of speaking and listening, reading, viewing and writing are represented. Language elements such as spelling, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary are developmentally sequenced within the strands.
We hold strong to uninterrupted literacy blocks across the school to ensure the delivery of a daily Literacy Program. This provides each student with small group and intensive support, appropriate to their individual needs. Throughout these sessions students come to appreciate, enjoy and use the English language in all its variations. Students develop a sense of its richness and power to evoke feelings, convey information, form ideas, facilitate interaction with others, entertain, persuade and argue.