'The reading wars are over': NSW to introduce compulsory phonics check

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published November 30, 2020

NSW will become the second state after South Australia to make a Year 1 phonics screening check compulsory.

Under the changes announced by Mitchell, phonics will be compulsory in Year 1 classrooms from next year.

State education minister Sarah Mitchell announced the controversial policy in a blistering Sydney Morning Herald op-ed, in which she also ...

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