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Research
7 September 2023

Which skills are important for future literacy and numeracy learning? How Australian Early Development Census data reveal the building blocks for future reading, writing and numeracy performance

This report details findings from the early childhood element of the 2022 Literacy and Numeracy project conducted by the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO). This element used national linked data from the Australian Early Development Census and National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy to understand how children's learning and development progresses in the early years of school.
literacy
numeracy
Practice guide
4 May 2023

Complex sentences practice guide

This guide helps teachers explain complex sentences, enabling students to produce more sophisticated writing.
Practice guide
4 May 2023

Simple sentences practice guide

This guide provides a starting point for teachers to approach teaching writing, including definitions and examples to use in the classroom.
Practice guide
4 May 2023

Compound sentences practice guide

This guide helps teachers unpack the features of compound sentences, which allow students to add interest to their writing.
Practice guide
19 April 2022

Sentence combining practice guide

Targeting sentence-level instruction is critical in order to develop foundational skills in writing. Sentence combining is an instructional technique used to improve sentence quality, complexity, and variety.

literacy
writing
Implementation tool
19 April 2022

Writing instruction framework – primary

A writing instruction template for primary school principals and leaders.

The intent of this framework is to show how the school approaches and implements the effective teaching of writing and writing assessment, and to evaluate opportunities for further improvement. 

literacy
writing
Research
4 February 2022

Writing and writing instruction

This publication summarises available evidence on writing and writing instruction. While the literature on writing instruction is modest compared with reading, and the quality of the research is variable, there are a number of findings and recommendations that can be drawn.

literacy
writing
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