Guides & resources

This practice guide will help teachers and school leaders understand different paragraph types. It’s part of a suite of resources designed to support explicit writing instruction in the classroom. It can be used in conjunction with AERO’s guides on simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences and sentence combining.

This model introduces an approach to teaching writing that is explicit and systematic, and that can be used in all subject areas that require students to write. AERO’s School Writing Instruction Framework (SWIF) professional learning courses align with and support the implementation of this model.

Students' ability to write – and write well – across subjects is important for their success at school. This practice resource will help school leaders lead an approach to strengthening writing instruction at their schools, using AERO’s School Writing Instruction professional learning courses.

As part of AERO's School Writing Instruction Framework (SWIF), this professional learning course aims to support school leaders and teachers in delivering evidence-based writing instruction across all subject areas in upper primary and secondary classrooms.

As part of AERO’s School Writing Instruction Framework (SWIF), this professional learning course aims to support school leaders and teachers in delivering evidence-based writing instruction across all subject areas in upper primary and secondary classrooms.

As part of AERO's School Writing Instruction Framework (SWIF), this professional learning course aims to support school leaders in delivering evidence-based writing instruction across all subject areas in upper primary and secondary school classrooms.

This practice resource explains how to support students struggling with foundational literacy and numeracy skills using an MTSS approach. It’s the second part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

Staff at Paramatta Marist High School (NSW), Parafield Gardens High School (SA), East Loddon P–12 College (Vic), Craigmore High School (SA), Como Secondary College (WA) and Mount Rowan Secondary College (Vic) discuss how they identify students in need of literacy and numeracy intervention within an MTSS framework aligned with AERO’s guidance.

This practice guide explains how to select and manage targeted reading interventions to support students struggling with foundational reading skills. It’s the fourth part of a series of guidance created in partnership with DSF.

Staff at Como Secondary College (WA), Parramatta Marist High School (NSW), Parafield Gardens High School (SA), Mount Rowan Secondary College (Vic) and East Loddon P–12 College (Vic) discuss how they use leadership to drive and sustain an MTSS framework aligned with AERO’s guidance.

This user guide explains AERO’s MTSS resources, provides suggestions for their use and recommends the most relevant resources for teachers and leaders depending on their responsibilities.

Staff at East Loddon P–12 College (Vic), Parafield Gardens High School (SA), Craigmore High School (SA), Reece High School (Tas) and Como Secondary College (WA) discuss how they use timetabling and intensity of intervention to support an MTSS framework aligned with AERO’s guidance.