Dr Jennifer Buckingham: 2016 PIRLS results for Australia
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:17 pm
Dr Jennifer Buckingham writes a very informative piece in The Conversation about the 2016 PIRLS results in Australia:
https://theconversation.com/internation ... ding-88646International study shows many Australian children are still struggling with reading
The results of an international study into the reading skills of Year 4 students offer reason for optimism for Australian children.
The latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) shows that, on average, reading achievement among the Australian children surveyed improved significantly between 2011 and 2016. This is excellent news.
However, there is still cause for concern about Australia’s literacy standards, with the PIRLS study showing that a substantial minority of Year 4 children continue to struggle with reading.