A Literacy Summit was held on Friday 1 June 2007, attended by over 100 representatives of business, community organisations, teachers, TAFE, the University of Tasmania and parents.
Speakers included Professorial Research Fellow, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Peter Freebody; the University of Melbourne's director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute, Professor Barry McGraw; and prominent Victorian Educationalist, John Fleming.
Presentations
Topics for consideration included why literacy matters in the community and what research says about developing teachers' skills, knowledge and understanding.
A communiqué issued by the conference said Tasmania's economic future would be improved if literacy levels and school retention levels were raised.
Literacy Summit Communiqué [Word 36KB]
A report from the Summit has been released by the Minister for Education. It has been sent to all school principals and will help to guide literacy planning in schools and Learning Services.
Tasmanian Literacy Summit Report [Word 564KB]
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