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An Australia where every student leaving school has the literacy skills they need to pursue their dreams and contribute to the common good.
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We believe that every student can learn to read and write if the instruction they receive is based on the best scientific evidence available. Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy is committed to understanding how people learn to read and write, and to translating that knowledge into effective teaching practices.
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An Australia where every student leaving school has the literacy skills they need to pursue their dreams and contribute to the common good.
Read our strategic prioritiesAustralian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy's mission is the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge on how people learn to read and write, how they use reading and writing to learn and express ideas, and how the others in their lives can best support those processes.
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A new open access research paper suggests that teachers' knowledge of language and literacy constructs does not always lead to more effective early literacy instruction...
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Australian Catholic University is proud to announce Professor Anne Castles has been appointed as a Laureate Fellow to the Faculty of Education and Arts’ new Australian ...
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Faculty of Education and Arts Executive Dean Professor Mary Ryan announces new literacy centre and reading clinic.
Our current national and international research projects focus on understanding literacy learning, what constitutes effective instruction, and how to assess learning reliably and accurately.
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We are developing professional learning opportunities for practicing teachers. The first short professional learning courses will be available later this year and the first certificate units will be offered in Session 1 in 2024. We're also offering opportunities to complete a master's or PhD with us.
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