The Australian

Roll out direct instruction to all classrooms, says Indigenous leader Noel Pearson

Mr Pearson said it was “bittersweet‘’ to see Catholic schools improve reading and mathematics results through the direct instruction method – also known as explicit teaching – after he lobbied for two ...
Science Daily

'Explicit instruction' provides dramatic benefits in learning to read

When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction -- a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and ...
The Australian

Noel Pearson blasts teachers’ union for ‘appalling’ ban on explicit instruction

Mr Pearson said the Australian Education Union “could not be more against the interests of children’’. “They are oblivious, or completely blind, to the evidence about what’s effective in education, ...
The Conversation

Ignore the fads: teachers should teach and students should listen

Greg Ashman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...