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Current
Media Release from Federal Education Minister, Julie Bishop (10 March 2006)
MOST STUDENTS HIT THE MARK FOR LITERACY AND NUMERACY
"The majority of Australian students in Years 3, 5 and 7 have met the national benchmarks for reading, writing and numeracy in 2004. ... The results show
93% of Year 3 students met the reading benchmark,
92.9% met the writing benchmark, and
93.7% met the numeracy benchmark."
Read the report: www.dest.gov.au/Ministers/Media/Bishop/2006/03/B003100306.asp
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Submissions to the National Literacy Inquiry, April 2005
Bean, Wendy (curriculum consultant, author)
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Fox, Mem (2005) Phokissing on Phonics. A clear explanation
of phonics and how to incorporate phonics into meaningful reading/writing activities.
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Teaching Ideas and Tips:
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Teaching Tips for some good ideas and
resources from the Primary English Teaching Association (PETA).
In Teachers' Hands: Effective Teaching Practices in the Early
Years of Schooling
A Report commissioned by the Federal Government.
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DEST web site to download a PDF version of the report.
This
report contains some interesting findings about ‘effective teachers’.
The findings are useful and practical. A must read for all teachers and leaders.
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