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The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is a test of reading and writing for Grade 10 students in Ontario. This year’s test date has yet to be released. More information about the test can be found in the following documents:
What is the OSSLT?
What is the OSSLT?
The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is a large-scale assessment that is for grade 10 and up students in the province of Ontario.
It assesses whether students have the reading and writing skills needed to meet the literacy requirement for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
This test is a graduation requirement which means that you need to pass the test or successfully complete the grade 12 Ontario Literacy Course (OLC4O) to graduate from high school.
What is assessed?
The OSSLT assesses reading and writing skills.
Reading is defined as the process through which the reader actively makes meaning for a variety of written texts that students are expected to understand according to the expectations in The Ontario Curriculum across all subjects up to the end of Grade 9. See below for more information, pointers, and practice to prepare you for the test.
PDF 2021-22 Student self-registration.pdfhttps://smcdsb.elearningontario.ca has been designed as a method of preparing for the test. This Includes:
✅ an outline of the test; what students will need to know and do
✅ reading and writing strategies (each task is taught and practiced)
✅ video lessons
The purpose of these modules is to provide another way to support students as they prepare for the OSSLT test.
Test Preparation
Test Preparation
The following materials are organized in a task-specific way. One of the best ways to feel ready, calm, & prepared for the test is to practice; Students can familiarize themselves with the tasks that will be on the test by using each section below. They contain tips, samples, scoring guides, and exemplars that can be used to practice for the OSSLT.
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