Why Australia needs a ‘Reading Guarantee’ - Podcast

Australia has a reading problem. A third of children can't read proficiently. In the typical Australian school classroom of 24 students, eight can't read well. This has huge flow on effects for their success in life and costs Australia billions of dollars. And the worst thing is, it's preventable.
In this podcast, authors Jordana Hunter and Anika Stobart discuss their report, The Reading Guarantee: How to give every child the best chance for success, and offer a new plan of how to reform reading education in Australia.
Read the report: grattan.edu.au/report/reading...
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Australia's Reading Problem
00:51 The Current State of Reading Proficiency in Australia
02:54 The Consequences of Poor Reading Performance
04:23 The Reading Guarantee: A New Plan for Reform
07:03 Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: What Works?
08:50 Implementing Best Practice: Challenges and Solutions
10:41 A Six-Step Plan for Improving Reading Performance
19:02 The Role of Teachers in Implementing the Plan
21:01 Where to Start: Recommendations for Governments
22:48 Conclusion and Further Resources

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Failure to learn reading well will LIKELY lead to poverty. That's a fact.
But why don't politicians who claim they are fighting against poverty do something about it?