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This practice guide will help teachers explain, demonstrate and model learning content explicitly in ways that manage cognitive load to support students with building foundational knowledge before they practise independently.

This explainer provides an introduction to explicit instruction, with a focus on explaining how it contributes to positive outcomes for students’ learning achievement and dispositions.

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).

This document summarises key findings and recommendations from an analysis of Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data conducted by AERO in 2022.

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.

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.

This editable lesson plan template was produced by Ochre Education and the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO).

This editable unit plan template was produced by Ochre Education and the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO).

This lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and maths teacher Sue Davis. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 3 maths lesson on reading and writing 4-digit numbers.

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and maths teacher Sue Davis. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 3 maths lesson on reading and writing 4-digit numbers.

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and maths teacher Sue Davis. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 3 maths lesson on reading and writing 4-digit numbers.