‘Back to basics’ language used by the government distracts from the importance of continuously updating and revising curriculum.
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We need to ensure the best scientific research in play-based learning and early reading is leveraged, and teachers receive supports to meet children’s developmental and academic needs.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, 54% of adult Americans read below the sixth grade level.
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Low levels of literacy cost the US more than $2 trillion every year.
Lack of access to quality reading instruction and early diagnoses and intervention of reading disorders can have significant, long-lasting effects.
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Early intervention with reading challenges has very high success rates for supporting reading development, but it is much more difficult to improve reading skills in older students.
Despite improvements in the national average score, the 2016 PIRLS report confirms many Australian children continue to be left behind.
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The results of an international study into reading skills offer reason for optimism for Australian students. But tragically, too many children are still being left behind.
Literacy levels in South Africa are low, so training educators who can teach reading is more vital than ever.
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There is a chasm between the research knowledge base about reading literacy and teachers’ classroom practices. Standardisation could be a big part of the solution.
English is a complex language with roots in many others, and the teaching of it should reflect this.
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Senior Research Fellow, The Centre for Independent Studies; Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University