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Literacy advance research project phase 1: learning to read in the early primary years

This study (Phase 1) conducted by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria, follows the literacy development of primary students from Years 1 to 3. The study began in 1998 and follows the literacy development of more than 34,000 Year 1 students in more than 300 classes in 161 Catholic primary schools across Victoria.  This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of selected approaches to literacy and to explore a range of school, classroom and background influences on literacy development.


Author(s) Catholic Education Commission of Victoria, and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), for the Department of Education, Science and Training
Publication Details
Type : Reports
Published : 2000

Topics Covered
Sectors :
School education
Detailed :
Language literacy and numeracy
Non-government schools

Availability

Electronic version only available from the Department.  Print copies may be available for loan from your local library.

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