Love it or hate it Naplan testing is one measure of student literacy and numeracy that always seems to make news.
It’s pleasing to note that schools that focus on early intervention reap the benefits. So often as educators we are faced with depressing levels of illiteracy and poor numeracy in high school students, typically in low socio economic areas.
This story http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/naplan-results-richardson-primary-shows-disadvantage-is-no-barrier-to-success-20160307-gnco1f.html
made me smile.

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School Readiness
Every year around this time I am invited to speak to parents about school readiness. Currently children can start school when they are four and