Keyword: «reading literacy»

The article discusses some approaches to the formation of functional literacy in teaching physics. The requirements for the organization of the process of formation of natural science literacy in the study of physics in secondary school are formulated. The competencies and skills of natural science literacy and possible tasks for its formation are compared. The possibilities of the physics course in the formation of reading literacy are discussed.

The article examines the concepts of functional literacy, reading literacy and functional reading. The stages of working with the text are listed, when developing functional reading skills in students in foreign language lessons. In addition, a number of techniques and methods are given that can be used in foreign language lessons to form and develop reading literacy.

The article addresses the assessment of students’ reading literacy in English lessons. It examines the specifics of diagnosis in foreign language teaching and analyzes the advantages and limitations of using English and Russian for assessment purposes. Special attention is paid to a combined approach, in which authentic texts and tasks are presented in English, while questions for analysis and reflection are in Russian. Modern multi-level assessment methods based on the PISA framework are described, including retrieval, interpretation, and reflection, as well as the use of both test-based and qualitative assessment tools. An example of practical application at the B1 level is provided.