John Gardner said phonics tests in year 1 – and an increased emphasis on teaching the skill in primary schools – was helping drive up students’ NAPLAN results in their first year of sitting the test.
Statewide tests recorded 63 per cent of the nearly 14,000 students who took part met or exceeded the expected scores. This was an 11 percentage point increase on last year and 20 percentage points ...
Victoria has just announced all government schools will be required to use phonics to teach reading from next year. This brings it in line with approaches in New South Wales, Queensland and South ...
But as teaching philosophies fall in and out of favour, it can be confusing when focus falls on an unfamiliar method. Phonics is the new in vogue technique, which means teaching the relationship ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The controversial year 1 phonics screening check will be compulsory in NSW public schools from next year after the state's Education ...
In 2018, just 43 per cent of Year 1 students met the expected achievement level, rising to 52 per cent in 2019. This year, 63 per cent of state school students demonstrated phonics skills at the ...
Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading.
The Federal Government faces an uphill battle in convincing the states to adopt its proposed check of whether all Year 1 students have basic reading skills. The NSW Teachers Federation said teachers ...
Don't miss out on the headlines from SA News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Statewide tests recorded 63 per cent of the nearly 14,000 students who took part met or exceeded the ...
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