LANTITE Literacy case studies
LANTITE Literacy · Put your knowledge to work in context.
LANTITE stands for the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students. It is the literacy component of that test, which sits within ACER's catalogue of testing programs alongside other national and international assessments. The LANTITE Literacy case studies are 5 cases and about 3,063 words.
1The newsletter draft that fails the plain-language guide
You are a Year 3 teacher at Riverton Primary, and the fortnightly parent newsletter is due tomorrow. Your draft includes three sentences the principal has flagged under the school's new plain-language style guide, which requires active voice, sentences of no more than 25 words, and no pronoun with an unclear referent.
626 words, about 3 min2The report comment that breaches school policy
You are writing Semester 1 reports for your Year 5 class at Kooringa Public School. The school's report-writing policy states that comments must: describe achievement against the achievement standard rather than compare a student with peers; include at least one specific, practical next step; avoid labels such as 'lazy', 'weak' or 'struggling'; and be accessible to families who speak a language other than English at home, using short sentences and no unexplained jargon.
631 words, about 3 min3Choosing between three sources on screen time
You are planning a Year 6 persuasive-writing unit on the question 'Should children's screen time be limited?' You have collected three sources for students to evaluate. Source A is a 2023 blog post titled 'Screens are stealing childhood' on the website of a company that sells parental-control software.
604 words, about 3 min4The excursion email parents keep querying
You are the organiser of a Year 4 excursion to the city museum, leaving in three weeks. You have drafted an email to parents and caregivers.
577 words, about 3 min5Marking a persuasive essay with the rubric in view
You are marking a Year 7 persuasive essay on the topic 'Homework should be banned in secondary school'. The task rubric has five criteria, each worth equal marks: (1) clear position and structure; (2) use of evidence; (3) persuasive devices; (4) cohesion between paragraphs; (5) spelling, punctuation and grammar.
625 words, about 3 min