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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.
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 offer professional learning opportunities for practising teachers. Our graduate certificates in Education specialise in Literacy: Teaching Foundational Reading Skills or Literacy: Teaching Fluency, Comprehension and Writing.
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