Literacy
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The successful completion of the OSSLT or the OSSLC is a requirement for a high school diploma.

Prepare
How should a student prepare?

  1. For the actual test day, get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast.
  2. You are already preparing by attending classes and completing assignments. The test only evaluates skills that are part of the regular curriculum. In addition, at Cawthra, all grade 10's complete a practice literacy test at least one month before the live test. We also prepare you for the major writing tasks in grade 9 Geography by embedding two activities for the Opinion Piece and two activities for the News Report.
  3. If you want additional practice, click the Reading and Writing Achievement icon on a school computer. This application contains excellent support for the OSSLT.
  4. Read materials on the EQAO website.
  5. Get into the Reading habit now. Read whenever you can, at least 15 minutes a day. Read all sorts of material such as the back of cereal boxes when you're eating breakfast. The research proves that reading enhances literacy skills.
  6. Try the samples on the EQAO site. Click here.

for more information, contact the EQAO office at 1-888-327-7377