Australia's education ministers have met to discuss their revision of the national curriculum, which will include emphasising the importance of phonics in teaching reading to students in Kindergarten to Year 2. Deputy Dean of Education at Western Sydney University, Dr ...
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PETAA ‘committed to supporting teachers’ as NSW joins SA in implementing mandatory phonics checks
The Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) has committed to supporting teachers after New South Wales joined South Australia in introducing mandatory phonics screening checks in primary schools from 1 December 2020. The association has a long history of involvement ...
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Qualified linguist Lyn Stone is an expert in what she does, but someday she hopes to be made "redundant". Until then, however, the founder of literacy consultancy group Lifelong Literacy believes there are far too many students and teachers in ...
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