Tag: Phonics
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How schools can prepare for the Phonics Screening Check – a practical guide
Oxford University Press White Paper: Phonics is Knowledge by Ruth Miskin Training consultant Hayley Goldsworthy The Federal Government last week announced its commitment to introducing literacy and numeracy checks for Year 1 students. The literacy component would include a Phonics Screening Check. Oxford University Press has developed a white paper titled ‘Phonics is Knowledge’ to…
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Helping teachers make sense of the Year 1 phonics screening check
The Australian Government today announced its commitment to implementing a nationally consistent literacy and numeracy check for all Year 1 students across Australia. At Oxford University Press we believe effective literacy teaching, and specifically the teaching of reading, should be grounded in findings from rigorous, evidence-based research. In order to provide teachers with the tools to…