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Practice guide

Punctuation: What’s the point?

This practice guide complements AERO’s simple, compound and complex sentence practice guides. It provides an overview of essential punctuation for writing in schools.
Research report

Which skills are important for future literacy and numeracy?

This report details how children's learning and development progresses in the early years of school, using findings from national linked data from the Australian Early Development Census and National Assessment Program.
Practice resource

Australian Early Development Census Language and Cognitive Skillmap

This tool shows how the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) Language and Cognitive skill domain items align to both the Australian Curriculum (English and Maths) and the National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions (NLNLP).
Practice resource

Language and communication: Trajectory

This early childhood learning trajectory looks at children’s progress in language and communication, to help you plan the next steps in their learning and development.
Practice guide

Compound sentences

This practice guide helps teachers unpack the features of compound sentences, which allow students to add interest to their writing. It's the second in a series of guides designed to help teachers explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of writing to their students.
Practice guide

Complex sentences

This practice guide helps teachers explain complex sentences, enabling students to produce more sophisticated writing. It's the third and final in a series of guides designed to help teachers explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of writing to their students.
Practice guide

Simple sentences

This is the first in a series of practice guides designed to help teachers explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of writing to their students.

Year 6 English: Example unit plan

This unit plan was developed by Ochre Education and English teacher Melissa Garstang-Leary. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 6 unit of English on biographical writing, focusing on the inspirational figure of Faith Bandler.