AS schools across the Hunter turn to the explicit teaching method, a new research paper has been released to identify effective ways to implement the practice.
The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) worked in partnership with schools across four states, including Newcastle's Mount Hutton Public School to understand more about what is needed to support schools in implementing the evidence-based teaching practice.
Five explainers were also released to identify implementation stages, and identify and respond to enablers and barriers.
Mount Hutton Public has been able to implement explicit instruction and has seen improvements in both teacher confidence and student engagement.
"From working with AERO, they have reinforced our belief that every child matters, every day - and they're helping us better support all student's learning," Mount Hutton Public School principal Trinity Hook said.
"By addressing our specific enablers and barriers with AERO, we've seen marked improvements in implementing explicit instruction techniques. It's not one-size-fits-all, and that's why it works so well for us."
She said the school has provided teachers with focused time on implementation and professional development.
AERO CEO Dr Jenny Donovan said she was grateful to all the schools that have been partners in their work to successfully build a bride between research and practice.
"This work is showing what it takes to move research about what works best in education off websites and into the practice of classroom teachers," she said.
"We already know what works; and now we have some insights about how to help make it happen in our schools."
"If we can combine evidence about the teaching practices that make a difference, with evidence about how to implement them, we will have a powerful pathway to maximising learning for every student in every school."
