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01 - Department of Education and Communities - NSW Government

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A FAIR GO FOR ALLAboriginal LiteracyStrategyAn Aboriginal <strong>Education</strong> LiteracyStrategy is being developed to buildon the provisions <strong>of</strong> the StateLiteracy Strategy. The strategy willtarget Aboriginal students frompreschool to Year 9. The proposedbudget is $3.5m over the next twoyears.Literacy support targeting theAboriginal community included:• training <strong>of</strong> Aboriginal<strong>Education</strong> Assistants to gain abetter underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> theliteracy program <strong>and</strong> to workwith families in strengtheningschool <strong>and</strong> home literacypractices• transition <strong>and</strong> kindergartenorientation programs <strong>and</strong> playgroups run by schoolcommunities• the development <strong>of</strong> specialistreading materials <strong>and</strong> cassettetapes.The Aboriginal Early LanguageDevelopment Program (AELDP)operates in 23 schools across thestate. The program operates fromK-2 or K-6 depending on thecircumstances. The aim <strong>of</strong> theprogram is to develop the languageskills <strong>of</strong> Aboriginal studentsthrough the implementation<strong>of</strong> relevant teaching strategies,appropriate resources <strong>and</strong>culturally relevant programs.Review <strong>of</strong> AboriginalPre-schoolsThe eight DSE pre-schools inAboriginal communities werereviewed in 1997. Each <strong>of</strong> the eightpre-schools <strong>and</strong> the associatedprimary schools were visited <strong>and</strong>staff were interviewed to determineeffectiveness <strong>of</strong> the pre-school.The report will be finalised in1998.DSE Annual Report 1997 81

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