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This practice resource explains how to support students struggling with foundational literacy and numeracy skills using an MTSS approach. It’s the second part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

This user guide explains AERO’s MTSS resources, provides suggestions for their use and recommends the most relevant resources for teachers and leaders depending on their responsibilities.

Staff at Parramatta Marist High School (NSW), Reece High School (Tas), Craigmore High School (SA), East Loddon P–12 (Vic), Parafield Gardens High School (SA) and Como Secondary College (WA) discuss how they involve students, their carers and the school community when implementing an MTSS framework aligned with AERO’s guidance. This work aims to reduce the risk of students feeling stigma when receiving support, which should improve engagement and impact.

Staff at Mount Rowan Secondary College (Vic), Parafield Gardens High School (SA), East Loddon P–12 College (Vic), Como Secondary College (WA) and Reece High School (Tas) discuss how they track progress of students receiving literacy and numeracy intervention within an MTSS framework aligned with AERO’s guidance.

Staff at Paramatta Marist High School (NSW), Parafield Gardens High School (SA), East Loddon P–12 College (Vic), Craigmore High School (SA), Como Secondary College (WA) and Mount Rowan Secondary College (Vic) discuss how they identify students in need of literacy and numeracy intervention within an MTSS framework aligned with AERO’s guidance.

This practice resource offers examples of intervention programs and resources Australian secondary schools can use to support students struggling with reading and unpacks strengths and weaknesses of each. It forms part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

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).

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.

We look at strategies for engaging in sustained shared conversations with children aged 3-5 years, using examples of educators and teachers using moments in the day to build children’s literacy skills.