The development of literacy skills plays an important role in all learning.

Pupils develop and extend  literacy skills when they have opportunities to:

• Communicate, collaborate and build relationships.

• Experience literacy and thinking skills.

• Engage with and create a range of media, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by ICT.

• Experience what is special, vibrant and valuable about their own and other cultures and their languages.

• Explore the richness and diversity of language, how it can affect them, and the wide range of ways in which they can be creative.

• Extend and enrich  experiences and understanding through listening, communicating, watching and expressing.

In developing communication skills, pupils:

•  Engage with a wide range of texts and develop an appreciation of the richness and breadth of Scotland’s literary and linguistic heritage.

• Enjoy exploring and discussing communication patterns and structures.