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Research summary
Writing development: NAPLAN data analysis summary
This is a summary of findings from AERO’s 2022 analysis of student writing data – the most extensive investigation into this area ever conducted in Australia.
Practice resource
Using the practice: Early literacy
We look at strategies for engaging in sustained shared conversations with children aged 3-5 years, using examples of educators and teachers using moments in the day to build children’s literacy skills.
Article
What we don’t know (but want to learn) about professional learning
We’re yet to fully understand the critical features that make professional learning effective.
Practice resource
Explicit instruction rubric
This rubric outlines a set of capabilities to do with the evidence-based practice of explicit instruction.
Practice resource
Evidence decision-making tool for practitioners
A tool to help you use evidence to make decisions about a new or existing practice or program based on AERO’s standards of evidence.
Practice guide
Sentence combining
This practice guide provides evidence-based, practical advice for teachers on how to teach sentence combining in the context of their classrooms.
Practice resource
Writing instruction framework – primary
A writing instruction template for primary school principals and leaders. Helps users examine how the school approaches and implements the effective teaching of writing and writing assessment, and evaluate opportunities for further improvement.
Explainer
Explicit instruction
Explicit instruction breaks down what students need to learn into smaller learning outcomes and models each step. It allows students to process new information more effectively.
Video
Explicit instruction at Loxton Primary School
See how the Year 1 teachers at Loxton Primary School use explicit instruction in their classroom.
Research report
Writing and writing instruction
This report summarises available evidence on writing and writing instruction.
Practice resource
Explicit instruction: Example of practice
Examples of practice demonstrate effective practice in different education settings. You can use them to think about how to apply the practice in your own context.
Practice resource
Explicit instruction: Implementation checklist
Implementation checklists are a list of practical steps you can take to support the implementation of an evidence-based practice in your setting.