2. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Literacy & Numeracy for Learning and Life: Process to date Various national and international assessments / reports Draft Plan (DES) November 2010 Responses, meetings and consultations (480 received) Document amended Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life 2011 -2020 Launched July 2011

3. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Updates.... DES Circular Inspectorate devising guidelines on Self- Evaluation

4. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 What we know about standards in literacy and numeracy?

5. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Key findings from PISA 2009 Standards of 15-year olds in reading literacy and mathematics have been declining since 2000 15-year old students read significantly less as a leisure time activity in 2009 than in 2000 The gender gap in reading literacy is widening worldwide Nearly one-quarter of Irish boys (15yrs) have low literacy levels

6. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 The 2009 National Assessment of Mathematics and English reading Weakest: Measures and apply and problem solve Additional support for SEN pupils Higher order comprehension questions Assessment

7. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Project Maths: Problem Solving through Collaborative Learning

8. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Factors having a significant influence on the quality of pupils’ learning: Preparation Assessment practices Teaching approaches Incidental Inspection Conclusions Overall positives, however...

9. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Definition of Literacy Literacy includes the capacity to read, understand and critically appreciate various forms of communication including spoken language, printed text, broadcast media, and digital media. (Literacy & Numeracy for Learning and Life 2011, p.8)

10. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Literacy for the 21 st Century

11. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Definition of Numeracy Numeracy encompasses the ability to use mathematical understanding and skills to solve problems and meet the demands of day-to-day living in complex social settings. (Literacy & Numeracy for Learning and Life 2011, p.8)

12. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 What it means to be Numerate

13. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Primary School Curriculum Guidance will be provided to primary teachers by the NCCA on how best literacy and numeracy skills may be taught effectively in the context of subjects other than English, Irish and Mathematics 2012

14. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Geography Identify specific vocabulary to pre-Teach What oral skills can be developed? What genre of writing can be practised? What comprehension strategies can be practised? Reading methodologies?

15. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Encourage schools to involve parents in the classroom to support appropriate literacy and numeracy activities Pg 23 (2012)

16. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Summary of the key changes 2011-12 Increase the time spent on Literacy and Numeracy Begin work on robust School Self Evaluation 2012-13 Engage in Robust self evaluation and put in place a 3 year school Improvement Plan Standardised testing at end of 2 nd, 4 th, 6 th, 2 nd year PP Report assessment data to BoM (End 2 nd, 4 th & 6 th ) Pass assessment information on to other schools (P&PP) 2012-1013 Send aggregated data to DES 20 hours CPD Make Improvement Plan available to school community Report assessment results to parents