The Graduation Literacy Assessments are provincial assessments that assess student proficiency in literacy.  Each GLA is a graduation requirement and students take the assessments in their Grade 10 and 12 years.  The Graduation Literacy Assessments assess student ability to use critical thinking and analysis to make meaning from a diverse array of texts. It also assesses the ability of students to communicate their ideas. The Graduation Literacy Assessments are not based on a particular course, but on learning across multiple subjects, from kindergarten to Grade 12.

Cross Curricular Nature of the Assessment

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The ​Cross-curricular nature Students were asked about what different subject areas and competencies they drew upon to complete the assessment. The following table shows student responses to these questions (percentages indicate the proportion of students selecting the subject areas/competencies out of the total number of students responding to the question).  (Cross Curricular Nature of Grade 10 Literacy Assessment ,June 2018)
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Which of the following courses helped you in completing the assessment? 
Which competencies did the assessment allow you to demonstrate?   

The Structure

The Grade 10 Graduation Literacy Assessment requires students to demonstrate their abilities through two key literacy tasks: analyzing and making meaning from texts (Comprehend), and communicating their understanding of texts and making personal connections (Communicate). 

The structure of the Grade 10 Graduation Literacy Assessment includes preparation activities, an essential question, a common component, a choice component, and a student self-reflection section. The structure is designed to mirror effective practices in learning, whereby students may prepare collaboratively, activate their thinking, exercise choice, and reflect on their learning. 
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​Click here for all of the GLA 10 Specifications

​.The Ministry of Education generated a  video series that will help students understand the structure of the assessment and the types of responses expected. The videos are intended to be watched before taking the assessment
We have gathered a series templates and learning experiences for some of the comprehension and writing strategies on which the Literacy Assessments focus.  
  Online samples with assessment key and student exemplars are available for you to use to prepare our students to write the GLA 12. We have printable versions of the assessment, exemplars, supporting materials and rubrics available HERE
Jennifer Serravallo's reading and writing strategies books offer individual learning experiences for students to practice reading and writing skills.  Talk to your admin about copies.