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The Federal Government faces an uphill battle in convincing the states to adopt its proposed check of whether all Year 1 students have basic reading skills. The NSW Teachers Federation said teachers ...

YEAR 1 students at state schools will be required to undergo a compulsory phonic test after a trial revealed alarming results in tests designed to measure their grasp of simple letter combinations.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Every grade 1 student in the state school system next year will have their reading ability tested through a new phonics screening check ...

Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek will on Thursday announce that from this term, the state’s 45,000 Year 1 students will undertake mandatory phonics testing — a five to seven-minute test ...

Thank you for signing up! Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Peterborough Telegraph, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Phonics is an important skill for young ...