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Grade 8
"Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment." — Irina Bokova
"Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment." — Irina Bokova
SSRCE Literacy Teachers
SSRCE Literacy Teachers
Please reach out to Gretchen Gerhardt, SSRCE Coordinator of Literacy at ggerhardt@ssrce.ca for access to our Regional Resources.
Please reach out to Gretchen Gerhardt, SSRCE Coordinator of Literacy at ggerhardt@ssrce.ca for access to our Regional Resources.
All Grade 8 curriculum documents can be found in the link above.
This site provides tools for assessment, bias evaluation, literacy/numeracy support, and teaching sensitive topics.
This site provided teachers of literacy grade appropriate resources for literacy instruction.
All Nova Scotia teachers follow the Inclusive Education Policy. The policy ensures all students recieve anequitable, responsive education that supports well-being and reflects student diversity.
All classroom resources must be intentionally selected and reviewed for bias. This site contains the tools for bias review.
This site lists new classroom resources and updates to the Authorized Resource List. Updated quarterly.
Provincial Literacy Assessment
Provincial Literacy Assessment
Nova Scotia Assessment: Reading and Writing in Grade 8: Lessons Learned (2025 update)
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Provincial Assessment Details
Provincial Assessment Details
In grade 8, The Nova Scotia Assessment: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics/Mathématiques is administered over 4-days between late May–early June. Students in Nova Scotia write Nova Scotia Assessments in grades 3, 6, and 8 and a provincial English exam in grade 10. For more information about provincial assessments and exams go to Nova Scotia Student Assessment and Evaluation website.
Lessons Learned: For Teachers
Lessons Learned: For Teachers
The Nova Scotia Assessment: Reading and Writing in Grade 8: Lessons Learned (2025 update) document is written for teachers of grade 6-8 students.
What's included in the document?
3 Reading Lessons with in-depth suggestions for teaching and assessment
4 Writing Lessons with in-depth suggestions for teaching and assessment
20+ pages of Appendices that can be used by teachers to support teaching and learning
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