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My Year 1 reader can sound out every word, but slowly: how to build automaticity

Accurate but slow is a named stage of learning to read; the fix is short re-reads of easy decodable texts with feedback, about six minutes a day.

3 August 20267 min read

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Year 1 Phonics Check results: which sounds to reteach first

59.1% of Victorian Year 1 students were at or above the expected level in the 2025 pilot. Here is how to turn a score out of 40 into the handful of sounds worth reteaching on Monday.

31 July 20266 min read

The Science of Reading, translated into your phonics block

A practical guide to the Science of Reading for Australian primary teachers: what it is, why it matters, and what it changes in your phonics teaching.

15 March 20265 min read