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Vickery, Robert – Australian Journal of Reading, 1980
Reports the results of various studies conducted in Australia to determine national reading standards. (AEA)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Literacy
Peer reviewedHilton, Mary – English in Education, 1998
Contends Great Britain's National Literacy Strategy is a deskilling initiative based on unsubstantiated claims that its proposals are more effective than previous methods. Examines evidence for the myth that teachers do not teach literacy effectively and need to be retrained; finds no valid research supporting it. Points to the real, inescapable…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Literacy
