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Why some secondary students struggle with reading

This explainer outlines the evidence about why some secondary students struggle with reading. It’s the first part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

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Introduction to a multi-tiered system of supports

This explainer provides an introduction to the multi-tiered system of supports framework (MTSS) for secondary school leaders and teachers looking to support students in improving their literacy and numeracy skills.

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Establishing and maintaining rules: Their role in classroom management

This explainer focuses on establishing and maintaining classroom rules, describing how rules allow teachers to clearly state the behaviour expectations for all students in the learning environment.

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Teaching routines: Their role in classroom management

This explainer focuses on teaching routines, describing how explicit teaching of routines provides structure, predictability and consistency to support student learning.

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High expectations for student behaviour: Their role in classroom management

This explainer describes how maintaining high expectations for all students can positively impact their behaviour and readiness to learn.

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Positive teacher–student relationships: Their role in classroom management

This explainer describes how creating connections with students over time can help develop trust and positive relationships to support learning.

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Knowledge is central to learning

This explainer provides an introduction to the role of knowledge in learning, implications for effective teaching, and describes how building background knowledge facilitates higher-order thinking and learning outcomes.

Explicit instruction optimises learning

This explainer provides an introduction to explicit instruction, with a focus on explaining how it contributes to positive outcomes for students’ learning achievement and dispositions.

Managing cognitive load optimises learning

This explainer gives a brief introduction to cognitive load, focusing on ways to manage it for effective and efficient learning.

Research summary

Skills for future literacy and numeracy learning: Research summary

This document summarises key findings and recommendations from an analysis of Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data conducted by AERO in 2022.

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Research summary

Transitions to school for children with disability or developmental delay: Research summary

This evidence summary supports AERO’s practice guide for transitions to school for children with disability or developmental delay.

Research summary

Transitions between school and outside school hours care

This evidence summary supports the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)'s practice guide for transitions between school and OSHC. It describes the evidence base behind the guides and synthesises insights from available research.