❓ This parliamentary question seeks clarification on the 'Deadly Speaking' strategy within the context of the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy in WA, specifically its alignment with Standard Australian English (SAE) proficiency. The response confirms the strategy's continuation and highlights the success of a related project.
AnsweredQoN 1274Legislative Council
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In respect of the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy -
(1) How does the Department of Education and Training’s ‘Deadly Speaking’ strategy for Aboriginal education fit the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy requirement to ‘develop a sense of control of SAE through the active use of, and reflection about, Standard Australian English (SAE), in a wide range of community activities’?
(2) Has the ‘Deadly Speaking’ strategy been abandoned?
(3) If so, why?
(4) If not, what have been the achievements of the ‘Deadly Speaking’ strategy?
(1) How does the Department of Education and Training’s ‘Deadly Speaking’ strategy for Aboriginal education fit the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy requirement to ‘develop a sense of control of SAE through the active use of, and reflection about, Standard Australian English (SAE), in a wide range of community activities’?
(2) Has the ‘Deadly Speaking’ strategy been abandoned?
(3) If so, why?
(4) If not, what have been the achievements of the ‘Deadly Speaking’ strategy?
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Answered
26 May 2005
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
23 days
(2) No. (3) Not applicable. (4) The cross-sectoral Deadly Ways to Learn action research project was conducted in 1998 through Commonwealth Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Project (IESIP) funding. Language and literacy performance targets that were agreed with the Commonwealth for participating students in the 14 government, Catholic and independent schools in Western Australia were exceeded by an additional 50 per cent.
(3) Not applicable. (4) The cross-sectoral Deadly Ways to Learn action research project was conducted in 1998 through Commonwealth Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Project (IESIP) funding. Language and literacy performance targets that were agreed with the Commonwealth for participating students in the 14 government, Catholic and independent schools in Western Australia were exceeded by an additional 50 per cent.
(4) The cross-sectoral Deadly Ways to Learn action research project was conducted in 1998 through Commonwealth Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Project (IESIP) funding. Language and literacy performance targets that were agreed with the Commonwealth for participating students in the 14 government, Catholic and independent schools in Western Australia were exceeded by an additional 50 per cent.
(3) Not applicable. (4) The cross-sectoral Deadly Ways to Learn action research project was conducted in 1998 through Commonwealth Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Project (IESIP) funding. Language and literacy performance targets that were agreed with the Commonwealth for participating students in the 14 government, Catholic and independent schools in Western Australia were exceeded by an additional 50 per cent.
(4) The cross-sectoral Deadly Ways to Learn action research project was conducted in 1998 through Commonwealth Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Project (IESIP) funding. Language and literacy performance targets that were agreed with the Commonwealth for participating students in the 14 government, Catholic and independent schools in Western Australia were exceeded by an additional 50 per cent.
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