ABC News, 15 Aug 2019. WA teachers are pushing for formalised assessments and testing to be scrapped for children aged under 8 in favour of a play-based model of learning favoured in Scandinavian countries. Experiential learning, or project-based learning, are better for children’s wellbeing, academic outcomes, problem-solving and social skills. Read the article here
Dr Richard Gentry, Psychology Today, 30 Mar 2017. Ouellette and Sénéchal (2017) have provided further evidence for helping young literacy learners with temporary or ‘invented’ spelling. Their attempts to represent words in print integrates phonological and orthographic growth, and there is a direct line from temporary spellings leading to improved reading scores at the end of first grade. Indeed, their temporary spellings were found to be “a unique predictor of…
ABC News, 13 Aug 2019. Australia’s four richest schools spent more on new facilities and renovations than the poorest 1800 schools combined. The four wealthiest schools spent $402 million, teaching fewer than 13,000 students. The poorest 1800 schools spent less than $370 million, teaching 107,000 schools. Needs-based funding is a myth. Read the article here
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