NAPLAN is just one test. Here’s what to do if your child’s results were in the bottom bands
- Written by Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of New England
Rawpixel/ Getty Images The latest round of NAPLAN results are out, along with a string of news reports about “students falling behind” and “failing”, and experts sounding the “alarm” about school progress.
In March, all Australian students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sat tests in literacy and numeracy. There are four...





