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Decodables - they're a thing, right?


By Education Services Australia | 8 Feb, 2022

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Educator Sarah Hanscomb supports students with a reading intervention program and often finds that her students experience feelings of worthlessness and view themselves as unintelligent. Handscomb says this is preventable.

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Handscomb shares her personal experience of the transformative power of Systematic Synthetic Phonics in early reading instruction. In this article, she discusses the vital role of decodable readers in effective evidence-based instruction for all students.


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Education Services Australia (ESA) is a not-for-profit education technology company committed to making a positive difference in the lives and learning of Australian students. ESA works with all education systems and sectors to improve student outcomes, enhance teacher impact and strengthen school communities.