Effective reading instruction in the early years of school

This paper summarises the research regarding why phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension are important, as well as how they should be taught in the classroom.

Resource details
Year level
Foundation, Year 1, Year 2
Purpose
Professional learning
Topic
Reading and viewing
Audience
Teachers
Format
Downloadable resource
Learning area
English
General capabilities
Literacy
Publisher

Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation

Copyright

© State of New South Wales (Department of Education)

Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
APST 3.3: Use teaching strategies, APST 6.4: Apply professional learning and improve student learning
Keywords
explicit instruction, phonemic awareness, phonics, reading instruction