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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Sarah Lansdown

'No one-size-fits-all' for reading instruction, Education Minister says

Education Minister Yvette Berry said teachers should use a range of approaches to teach reading, following the release of a critical report on ACT literacy levels. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACT schools need to ensure they are using the most up-to-date literacy instruction methods but teachers should be able to decide what is best for each individual child, ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry says.

Ms Berry said she had seen but not read in detail a report by Equity Economics which was critical of the way schools in the territory approached reading instruction.

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