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Night St. Lawrence Secondary SchoolWednesday February 8th, 2012
6:30 – 7:15 pmLibrary
Agenda
◦ Newsletter and Brochure◦ Welcome from Vice Principal Doug Searle◦ OSSLT: What is it?◦ SLSS Literacy Plan for 2011-2012◦ After School Literacy◦ Guided Tour of EQAO Website◦ 2010-2011 test review◦ Wellness – thinking outside the test◦ Some test points◦ Q & A
Welcome
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
Written in one day March 29th, 2012 All grade 10 students write the same test, the same day
Is a graduation requirement Must achieve a level 3 to pass
OSSLT: What is it?
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Students wrote practice test Parent information night One-on-one with students Case-by-case basis: more practice Whole school approach, curriculum tie-ins
After school literacy program
SLSS Literacy Plan 2011-12
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Eight sessions after school Begins Tuesday February 14th, 2012 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Each week we will be covering another
specific area of the OSSLT.
After School Literacy
Tuesday Thursday
February 14
21 23
28
March 6 8
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TEST DAY MARCH 29th
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Guided Tour of EQAO Website
EQAO: Education Quality and Accountability Office
(3,6,9,10)
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Find Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)
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Find a past testBooklets 2010-2011
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Review Elements of Test
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Sleep Eating Positivity Support
Wellness - Thinking outside the test
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Do not leave blanks – write something
One page news report Two page opinion essay Six line personal response to a question or a statement
Multiple choice questions testing language skills
Some test points
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Practice test results
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Questions from parents and students
Q & A
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