Writing needs to be taught and practised. Australian schools are dropping the focus too early
- Written by Claire Wyatt-Smith, Professor of Educational Assessment and Literacy and Institute Director of the Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Australian Catholic University
ShutterstockThe recently released report of the NAPLAN review — commissioned by the New South Wales, Queensland, Victorian and Australian Capital Territory education ministers — found many young people are reaching Year 9 without being able to write properly.
The number of students below the national minimum standard is higher in...





