WEEK 6 BLOG: LITERACY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HASS
Literacy in the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) (2018) is described as the involvement of students reading, writing, and speaking within a diverse range of contexts for multiple different purposes. It is evident that there are strong connections between HASS and Literacy within the Australian Curriculum as Literacy is implemented within HASS understanding (ACARA, 2018). The Literacy is also identified as a general capability, as it is imperative in becoming a successful learner ( MCEETYA, 2008). In Civics and Citizenship Education, students learn to understand and use language to explore, analyse, discuss and communicate information, concepts and ideas (ACARA, 2012). Literacy includes two overarching processes: comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing and secondly is composting text...