Back to basics phonics test to be rolled out in Australian schools

By Kelsey Munro
Updated December 11 2016 - 12:08pm, first published November 23 2016 - 11:59pm
Back to basics phonics test to be rolled out in Australian schools. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Back to basics phonics test to be rolled out in Australian schools. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Victorian students learning to read with phonics.  Photo: Justin McManus
Victorian students learning to read with phonics. Photo: Justin McManus

 A five-minute reading check for first-graders that includes made-up words like "beff" and "shup" has dramatically improved early literacy rates in the UK and is set to be adopted in Australia.

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