National Literacy and Numeracy Week
Welcome to the National Literacy and Numeracy Week 2011.
This Week represents a collaborative approach by all governments and school communities to highlight the importance of literacy and numeracy skills.
Victorian children and young people are culturally diverse and enrich our learning environments with their experiences from their home and community lives. It is important that we share, strengthen and build on the language, literacy and numeracy skills of our children and students, and prepare them for lifelong learning and global citizenship beyond school.
During National Literacy and Numeracy Week, many school and early childhood setting activities are planned which provide opportunities for all learning communities to participate in.
On this website, children and young people can explore many exciting interactive literacy and numeracy links to creative, fun and stimulating activities.
Parents and families, as valued partners in their child’s learning, can participate in these activities with their children, or link in to the specific Parent section, which provides links to information about how they can support their children’s literacy and numeracy learning.
There are also links for teachers and educators about initiatives and resources to support ongoing improvement in students’ literacy and numeracy.
National Literacy and Numeracy Week 2011 will celebrate partnerships and a shared commitment to supporting Victorian children and students. We hope all involved have a great Week!
- Judi Hanke, Acting Executive Director, Victorian Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat
- Carol Kelly, Acting General Manager, Student Learning Division
Overview
National Literacy and Numeracy Week is an Australian Government initiative that is run in collaboration with state and territory governments. The Week aims to:
- showcase the hard work school communities are undertaking to improve literacy and numeracy skills
- raise community awareness of the importance of all Australian students developing effective literacy and numeracy skills
The theme this year is "The Fundamentals are Fun!”.
For more information, see: Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' site National Literacy and Numeracy Week