Reading literacy results good news for Australia, but not all Australians

Sue Thomson

Reading literacy results good news for Australia, but not all Australians

Sue Thomson

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

A new international study reveals improvement in Year 4 students’ reading literacy achievement, but more needs to be done to address the underachievement of disadvantaged students, as Sue Thomson explains.

Original language	English
Journal	[rd] School
Publication status	Published - 5 Dec 2017

Keywords

Assessment
Disadvantaged students
Evaluation
International study
Literacy
PIRLS
School
Student achievement

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

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