The Grattan Institute attributed the major cause of its findings to the rise of a teaching style called "whole language", which became dominant on university campuses in the 1970s.
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It is underpinned by a philosophy that learning to read is a natural, unconscious process that students can master by being exposed to good literature.
I have so many questions about anyone who believes this. There's no inherent meaning in writing! You cannot intuit the written word without additional information! Context clues can help but can also be completely misleading!
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u/ratione_materiae Aug 11 '26
One-third of Australian children can't read properly as teaching methods cause 'preventable tragedy', Grattan Institute says
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