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Understanding the cognitive science behind how students learn to read and the research on effective instruction makes it easier for educators to align policy and classroom teaching with evidence.

Explicit instruction is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Melissa Garstang-Leary explains how she uses explicit instruction in her English lessons.

Formative assessment is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Melissa Garstang-Leary explains how she uses formative assessment in her English lessons.

Jenny Donovan discusses AERO's analysis of NAPLAN writing data and the importance of writing instruction. Originally published in The Mandarin.

This report discusses AERO’s 2022 analysis of NAPLAN student writing data – the most extensive investigation into this area ever conducted in Australia. 

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. 

This practice resource looks at strategies for engaging in sustained shared conversations with children aged 3 to 5 years. It uses examples of educators and teachers using moments in the day to build children’s literacy skills.

This practice guide details strategies for engaging with families of children in out-of-home care (OOHC) to support children’s learning and development outcomes.

This practice guide details strategies for engaging with families of children in out-of-home care (OOHC) to support children’s learning and development outcomes.

This report aims to guide and catalyse further work towards building a better early childhood education and care (ECEC) system to serve all Australian children and families.

A new analysis of NAPLAN data reconfirms that while students’ backgrounds influence their literacy and numeracy achievement, their results are not wholly determined by socio-economic background.