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Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course, Grade 12, Open (OLC4O)
Course Code: OLC4O
Course Type: Open
Delivery Options Available: Online / In Class ( You can only choose one )
Prerequisite: Students who have been eligible to write the OSSLT at least twice and who have been unsuccessful at least once are eligible to take the course
$499.00
All course prices are in CAD – Canadian Dollars
Course Description For Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course, Grade 12, Open (OLC4O)
To participate fully in the society and workplace of the twenty-first century, today’s students will need to be able to use language skillfully and confidently. The Ontario curriculum recognizes the central importance of reading and writing skills in learning across the curriculum and in everyday life, and prepares students for the literary demands they will face in their post – secondary endeavors. To ensure that they have the essential competencies in reading and writing that they will need to succeed at school, at work, and in daily life, students in Ontario must demonstrate those skills as a requirement for graduation.
The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC) is a full-credit Grade 12 course that is offered as a part of the English program to provide students with intensive support in achieving the required reading and writing competencies. The reading and writing competencies required by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) form the instructional assessment core of the course.
Summary Of Units And Timelines For Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course, Grade 12, Open (OLC4O)
Below is the suggested sequence of course unit delivery as well as the recommended number of hours to complete the respective unit. For complete details of targeted expectations within each unit and activity, please see each Unit Overview found in the OLC4O course profile.
| Unit | Title | Summary | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building Reading Skills | Read informational, narrative, and graphic texts; use strategies to understand ideas, structure, and vocabulary. | 35 Hours |
| 2 | Building Writing Skills | Use the writing process to produce summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces, and news reports. | 35 Hours |
| 3 | Understanding and Assessing Growth in Literacy | Reflect on communication skills, roles in learning, and personal growth in reading and writing. | 35 Hours |
| Final | Review, Summative & Exam | Culminating review and final evaluation. | 5 Hours |
What You Will Learn – Curriculum Expectations
- Read and respond to informational, narrative, and graphic texts.
- Understand organization and features of reports, stories, textbooks, news/magazine articles, and short fiction.
- Apply before/during/after reading strategies to interpret content and meaning.
- Use strategies to understand unfamiliar and specialized vocabulary.
- Time: 35 Hours
- Use the writing process to plan, draft, revise, and produce polished pieces.
- Write summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces (series of paragraphs), and news reports.
- Match form to audience and purpose; include graphic elements when appropriate.
- Time: 35 Hours
- Recognize the importance of communication skills at school, work, and home.
- Understand roles and responsibilities in the learning process.
- Explain reading and writing processes and their role in learning.
- Assess and reflect on personal growth in literacy during the course.
- Time: 35 Hours
- Course review and culminating evaluations demonstrating overall literacy skills.
- Time: 5 Hours
- Students eligible to write the OSSLT at least twice and unsuccessful at least once may take this course.
- Students who have already met the literacy requirement may take the course under special circumstances at the principal’s discretion.
- 70% – Term Work (products, observations, conversations)
- 30% – Final Evaluation (summative + exam)
- Categories: Knowledge & Understanding – 20%, Thinking & Inquiry – 20%, Application – 40%, Communication – 20%
- Direct instruction; teacher‑facilitated class and small‑group discussions.
- Worksheets/surveys, independent work, brainstorming, presentations.
- Use of computers/Internet, video/audio materials, experiential learning.
- Conferencing, peer/self assessment, inquiry‑based activities.
- Core: Literature and Media – Nelson English.
- Additional: A variety of news articles, videos, and books.
Ontario Ministry Guidelines: 110-Hour Course Requirement
Please be aware that, as per Ministry guidelines, CanSTEM Education has a mandatory minimum requirement of 2 weeks enrolment for students to be eligible for a midterm report card and 4 weeks enrolment to be eligible for a final report card. This 110-hour requirement ensures that students receive a standardized amount of learning time for each credit they earn. The 110 hours typically include planned learning activities, excluding homework, designed to achieve the course’s curriculum expectations, according to the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Frequently Asked Questions
OLC4O is a Grade 12 Ontario Secondary School Literacy course.
4O refers to the Grade level of the courses and the pathway. 4 means it is a grade 12 course and O means it is an open course.
Prerequisite: Students who have been eligible to write the OSSLT at least twice and who have been unsuccessful at least once are eligible to take the course.
At CanSTEM Education you can complete a high school credit courses as quickly as 4 weeks, or take as long as 6 months.
Yes, we can send the marks for your courses directly to OUAC, OCAS, your guidance counsellor and to you.
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