| General Info
The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
(OSSLT) is a high school graduation requirement. All students take
the test in grade 10 to measure their competency in reading and
writing. If a student is unsuccessful, they may retake the test
the following year. If they are still unable to pass the test, they
can take the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC), which
is an OSSLT equivalent.
Literacy is a priority everywhere today,
not only in our schools, but also in the information saturated workplace
where our students hope to find a productive place in the next few
years. A quick glance at any newspaper's employment notices proves
that all employers are requiring high levels of information literacy
and communication skills. This means that all students need to be
comfortable readers, writers and processors of increasingly sophisticated
information in all subject areas.
The purpose of this site is twofold. First,
it provides information for all interested parties on the role they
can play in developing highly literate students, and second, it
provides information on preparing for the grade 10 Literacy Test.
More information about the test can be found at the Education Quality
and Accountability Office (EQAO) site.
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| Test Date |
the morning of
April 2, 2009 |
| Who |
Gr 10 students and those eligible to rewrite |
| Length |
3.5 hours including instructions and a break |
| Requirements |
| 5 reading selections |
| 10 questions related to readings. Students are
given 6 lines on which to answer in sentences. |
| 48 multiple choice questions related to the readings. |
| 54 questions based on grammar, spelling and reading
and writing skills |
| 2 short writing tasks |
| 2 long writing tasks |
| Results |
| Students will receive a single literacy score
in June. If they are unsuccessful, they may rewrite the
test the following school year. |
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