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Australia’s slow march towards getting reading right

Making sure all children and young adults can read must be a top priority for all governments.

The tide is finally turning on how Australian children are taught to read. With the Queensland government’s reading commitment announced last month, most states now publicly support an evidence-based approach to teaching students how to read.

This is a welcome shift. But political announcements are only the first step. There is still a long way to go to lock in practice change in every classroom across the country.

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Anika Stobart is an associate at the Grattan Institute.

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