Learning to read the write way

Children who struggle with literacy from the outset of their schooling are at risk of long-term difficulties in education, with potentially pervasive effects across their lifetime. In 2020, a new report “Nurturing Wonder and Igniting Passion” was published by the NSW Education Standards Authority,1 after a major NSW education review which commenced in 2018, in response to community and professional concerns about curriculum overcrowding and a loss of focus on foundation skills. Crucially, the report recognises Kindergarten as a critical time for building strong foundation skills for literacy, including reading and writing.