Australia: Phonics Check petition reaches 4,600 signatures and 55 pages of comments

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Australia: Phonics Check petition reaches 4,600 signatures and 55 pages of comments

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The battle rages on in Australia for the implementation of a national phonics check:
Quick update - 12th September, 2018:

Today the Phonics Check petition with over 4,600 signatures (212 pages) and 55 pages of comments from parents, teachers, speech pathologists, academics and supporters was sent to Federal Education Minister Hon Dan Tehan MP requesting this be tabled at the COAG meeting on Friday 14 September; urging all State and Territory Ministers to follow the evidence and say YES to the Phonics Check.

Parents across the country have also accessed our template email and written to their respective ministers in support of the Phonics Check.

We will continue to push until every state and territory takes this first step in optimising literacy outcomes for all students.
Here is a link to information about this very important scenario in Australia - the growing call for a phonics check:

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This news is a really important development with massive potential for informing teachers in Australia about their effectiveness in teaching phonics.

IFERI highly recommends global use of England's Year One Phonics Screening Check - or similar variant - to inform the teaching profession wherever English is taught for reading purposes.

Dr Jennifer Buckingham has written a report, Focus on Phonics, in which she highly recommends the use of England's Year One Phonics Check - or a modified version of the check.
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