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Year 6 English Unit 2, Lesson 1: Example lesson plan

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and English teacher Melissa Garstang-Leary. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 6 English lesson on identifying the features of a biography.
Explainer

Introduction to the science of reading

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.
Video

Explicit instruction in English

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.
Video

Formative assessment in English

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.
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

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.
Article

Does background determine student achievement?

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.
Article

There is no such thing as an ‘average’ school

We might associate ‘top schools’ with having the lion's share of academic high-achievers. However, when we look at the distribution of achievement across all students within schools and compare it to average differences between schools, the story is not so straightforward.
Research summary

Examining equity in NAPLAN achievement

This research summary explains the methodology for a data analysis of students' backgrounds and their influence on literacy and numeracy achievement.