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Reading progress is falling between year 5 and 7, especially for advantaged students: 5 charts

  • Written by Peter Goss, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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There is a hidden problem with reading in Australian schools. Ten years’ worth of NAPLAN data show improvements in years 3, 5 and 9. But reading progress has slowed dramatically between years 5 and 7.

And, somewhat surprisingly, the downward trend is...

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