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Spelling involves the successful conversion of the spoken word into the written word. However, many descriptions of the spelling process reduce it to simply mapping sounds onto letters. This is it is an inadequate description of the skill set required for effective...
Teachers are offered some very useful strategies for conducting parent-teacher interviews that support students and parents. Reference: Reid O’Connor, B. & Zunica, B. Parents want to know more. Here’s how you can help. (2026, May 7) Edu Research Matters. Parents...
Taking issues like staffing, resources, explicit teaching, support for parents, wraparound services and funding into account means that NAPLAN results do not provide parents with a comprehensive guide of what a particular school can provide for their individual child....
Ashenden suggests that what needs fixing is not NAPLAN but the system which controls it. He suggests that the ‘system’ is a combination of state/territory and national agencies, including ACARA. The information generated about schools is used to report on the work of...
"It will come as no surprise that creative education scholars are, in principle, opposed to most strategies of standardisation. This is not the same as opposing baseline skills’ education, which form the foundation of all creative work. What we are opposed to is the...
Two-part article addressing claims made about NAPLAN data. There are media reports indicating NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) results in Australia have significantly declined. These interpretations may not accurately reflect the data or...
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