| Ontario Curriculum by Grade or Subject Secondary |
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Students who were not able to participate in the April 11 administration of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) due to inclement weather will have another opportunity to write the test later this spring. A new date will be established and communicated to schools and school boards shortly.
This guide describes the reading and writing skills assessed and the kinds of questions; provides sample test materials and tips for preparing students prior to the test.
Planning and Preparation Guide [PDF] | Posted 01.23.13
The sample test is a complete test in the same order and with the same instructions as an actual test. The use of the sample test provides parents, students and educators with a test similar in length and format to the one provided during the actual administration and illustrates the types of reading and writing items (questions and prompts) that students will encounter. These items have not been used on actual tests.
Sample Test Booklet 1 [PDF] | Posted 01.07.13
Sample Test Booklet 2 [PDF] | Posted 01.07.13
Blank Student Answer Sheet [PDF] | Posted 01.07.13
Multiple-choice Answer Key [PDF] | Posted 01.07.13
Tests and Scoring Materials
You can also access released test materials containing actual items (questions and prompts) from past tests. These test materials contain the same instructions as are in test booklets. Scoring materials are also available and include student responses and scoring guides.
Years: 2011–2012 | 2010–2011 | 2009–2010 | 2008–2009 | 2007–2008
This guide provides students with details about test content, instructions for doing the test and tips for doing well.
Getting Ready Guide [PDF] | Posted 01.07.13
This sample Individual Student Report shows how results for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (2011–2012) are communicated to students.
Sample Individual Student Report [PDF] | Posted 06.13.12This document describes how EQAO’s provincial tests, which gather information from every student at key stages of their education, contribute to public accountability and to the continuous improvement on the part of every student in Ontario’s publicly funded education system.
The Power of Ontario’s Provincial Testing Program [PDF] | Posted 02.29.12
This bulletin provides information on the content, development and scoring of the OSSLT, including information on the calculation of the scale score and how to interpret it.
Information Bulletin [PDF] | Posted 07.11.11The OSSLT assesses whether students have acquired the literacy (reading and writing) skills expected by The Ontario Curriculum across all subjects up to the end of Grade 9. This document demonstrates the cross-curricular nature of the OSSLT by linking the literacy skills tested by the OSSLT to samples of overall and specific expectations in the Grades 7, 8 and 9 Ontario Curriculum policy documents.
OSSLT Curriculum Connections [PDF] | Posted 07.06.11EQAO is privileged to have gathered a number of stories from local school communities that exemplify the many successful learning environments in publicly funded schools across the province.
Posted 06.15.2011
This video presentation is designed to encourage parents and guardians to track their children’s literacy progress and talk with their children’s teachers about how best to provide the support that’s needed.
Running time: 00:03:10 | Posted 09.15.10
The document is designed to clarify the distinction between successful and unsuccessful performance on the OSSLT. This information will assist educators to help unsuccessful students understand what "getting better" at literacy looks like, to identify evidence that will help a student move from one category to another and to discuss areas for student improvement with parents.
Posted 06.14.06
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