L3 learning literacy and language program being dropped in Aus schools

[Ausmumof3]

It was found not to be particularly effective 

https://amp.smh.com.au/national/f-for-fail-nsw-education-dumps-another-reading-program-after-review-20200911-p55urz.html?__twitter_impression=true

“Any future program should be designed so that phonemic awareness, phonics, handwriting, grammar, writing and spelling are taught explicitly," 

 

 

[Lecka]

Who knew ??????  😒

I hope they replace it with something much better!  But how sad for all the children taught by a failing program 😞

[bookbard]

This was a program run in New South Wales only, not across Australia, and only for K/1. It didn't replace a phonics program - teachers ran phonics programs as well as this - but one of the issues was this program took up so much time and money, and yet you had to run a phonics program as well. My child went through this but he started school reading.  They certainly taught sounds, but they didn't use decodable readers. They actually HAD decodable readers, because the NSW govt provided these to each school, and I asked. They just didn't use them. I believe schools across Australia must offer a phonics program to get funded, but if it's done 5 mins a day, and the rest of the time is discussing the author's purpose blah in Kindergarten, you've got your priorities wrong.

The one thing I did like about it was that teachers had to read 3 picture books a day to the kids. I think that is a good use of time.