In 2010, I was seconded from my classroom teaching position to work as a facilitator in the implementation of the newly-established National Standards. In this role, I ran in-depth Literacy and Assessment workshops in schools. I found that despite the national effort to close the gap between achievers and non- achievers, schools are still faced...

Reading is a foundational, yet complex cognitive skill upon which other skills are built. Early success in reading is a powerful predictor of later achievement in a range of other academic areas. Individuals without literacy skills are at risk of being unable to participate in the workforce or engage fully in civic and social life.

New South Wales has announced an overhaul of its Higher School Certificate syllabus with a renewed focus on writing and advanced maths. It's the first major reform in sixteen years and will come into effect from 2018. The state government says the changes will better prepare students for the job market—by improving overall literacy levels...

This report project examined ways to build multi-stakeholder capacity that would result in returning pupils to primary schools at the end of a 30-year period of war and conflict.

1,500 teachers, policy-makers and literacy academics across range of countries, including Australia and New Zealand, were asked to rate 17 literacy topics as either "hot' or "important" in this global survey. Introduction THE WHAT’S HOT SURVEY FINDINGS first appeared in the members-only newspaper of the International Reading Association (IRA), now the International Literacy Association (ILA)...