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Towards a New Literacy, Numeracy and Digital literacy Strategy
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The report ‘Towards a New Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy: A Review of Literature’, together with supporting review papers, was launched on 3 May 2023 by Minister for Education Norma Foley TD.
The literature review research, commissioned by the Department of Education, was undertaken by the Institute of Education, Dublin City University (DCU), with authors including Dr. Eithne Kennedy, Dr. Gerry Shiel, Dr Geraldine French, Dr. Lorraine Harbison, Dr. Margaret Leahy, Prof. Pádraig Ó’Duibhir and Dr. Joe Travers.
In conducting the research, a total of 28 separate systematic reviews were completed. These explored pedagogical strategies, approaches and methodologies to support literacy, numeracy and digital literacy and gave due recognition to the cognitive and affective dimensions of learning, including learner voice and agency.
The authors’ final report, which draws the key points from the research together, focuses on areas including: literacy, numeracy, dimensions of assessment, supporting literacy and numeracy development of diverse learners across the curriculum, continuous professional development, leadership and family and community.
In addition, it looks at defining literacy, numeracy and digital literacy, the outcomes of the 2011 Literacy and Numeracy Strategy across early learning and care, primary and post-primary settings and developments in curriculum and teacher education since 2011.
The research also details suggested recommendations / actions for inclusion in the new strategy, drawn from conclusions and recommendations of national and international reviews.
Under the Programme for Government, the Department of Education is tasked with the development of a successor Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy. The strategy will run for ten years.
The new strategy will provide the overarching framework connecting many Department of Education policies, strategies and developments at curriculum level. It will be for all learners, educators and education partners and stakeholders – including those in early learning and care, primary and post-primary school settings.
You can read more about the development of the Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy here.
