Literacy as easy as A,B,C? Not in all Victorian schools

the age op-ed, February 18, 2022, By Nathaniel Swain

It is a reasonable assumption that schools will teach our kids to read and write proficiently. But data from national and international assessments reveal a large and persistent group of underperforming Australian students, many of whom are functionally illiterate. So, how well are most schools teaching the foundations of literacy?