Mgr. Katarína Balážiová

1. State National Curriculum 2. School National Curriculum Curriculum Focus on Reading and Writing Literacy in Slovakia

 Developlment of National Curricula falls under the competence of Ministry of Education  The Slovak government introduced new national curriculum in It gives teachers and subject commissions more possibility to adapt educational programmes to the conditions of individual schools and teachers  Each school follows National Curriculum but also has its own State School Curriculum which reflects individual orientation and objectives of the school and profile of their graduates State National Curriculum

 New school curriculum allows schools to adapt their school educational programme based on state, regional, market demands, school conditions, development of school plans, students´ abilities and interests  The aim is to ensure that all students will be provided with comparable education corresponding to their personal and work needs State National Curriculum

In terms of reading and writing literacy, according to New Education Act of 2008, the aim of education is:  acquire competencies, especially communication skills, oral and written skills, the ability to use communication and communication technologies in the national language, mother language and foreign language  learn how to identify and analyze problems, know how to solve them  develop cultural competencies and respect for other cultures Reading and Writing Literacy in Slovak Curricula

International research executed by international research shows that Slovak learners have low reading lieteracy Reasons:  at lessons teachers prefer transmissive model to productive model of of  teaching (passive transfer of information to their productive exploration by learners)  lack of creativity at lessons  teachers pose questions and often answer them...  teachers focus on meeting their lesson plan and forget to develop students´ competencies  teachers do not devote enough time to individual needs of students and do not motivate them adequately Trainings for Teachers to Promote Reading Literacy in Slovak Learners

The graduate of the school is able to:  use/process this information correctly and draw conclusions  interpret and integrate the ideas and information from the text  solve tasks  apply these skills also in his further life  lead a successful communication with others  understand a text he is reading and look up any information he needs Reading Literacy in School National Curriculum at Golianova Gymnasium

 Established school library available for all students of the school  So called literaure spots as parts of individual units of English textbooks  For 2 nd year students there is subject: Literature of English Speaking Countries Promotion of Reading Literacy at Golianova Gymnasium

Aim of the subject:  actively use the knowledge of English language in reading literature  develop reading literacy: deduce main ideas of the text, connect the ideas together  match newly gained information with the old information  familiarise with the culture of English speaking countries  develop positive attitude towards literature Aim of the Subject: Literature of English Speaking Countries

 students´ presentations  dramatization of literary texts  creative tasks about texts  role-playing of characters  retelling the text Methods used at lessons

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