A daily mathematics quiz, phonics and explicit instruction are the reasons for the success of St Raphael’s Catholic Primary School in South Hurstville.
involves fully explaining and effectively demonstrating what students need to learn to master a concept.For example, the school this year introduced decodable readers, which are not colourful picture books, but rather black and white volumes that allow students to zero in and focus on the corresponding sounds for each letter.
About a third of Australian students this year failed to meet newly introduced proficiency standards. In reading, about 35,000 year 9 students across NSW were classified as “developing” or “needs additional support”. Buckingham said a targeted learning intervention in some cases had the potential to turn around a child’s reading skills rapidly.“We see it all the time with children coming into the literacy centres – we have kids in high school, who can make years’ worth of gains in months,” she said.
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