Literacy

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Analysis

Australian students can read, but they can't spot misinformation

Australia's NAPLAN results show most children meet basic reading standards, but critical literacy skills like analysing and verifying information point to worrying declines

Politics & Society

Building digital resilience among older CALD Australians

How young people can help bridge the digital divide and improve how older generations interact with technology

Arts & Culture

The older Asian Australians boosting health literacy

COVID-19 exposed the shortcomings of Australia’s public health communication to older culturally and linguistically diverse communities

Politics & Society

It’s time to build South Asia literacy in Australia

Universities are key to boosting a new generation of South Asia literate Australian graduates as the world’s centre of gravity moves East

Health & Medicine

What makes us mistake 1 number 4 another?

Research is showing that number confusion is shaped not just by the numbers, but also the culture and experience of the viewer

Politics & Society

Communicating COVID-19 to our older culturally diverse Australians

COVID-19 lockdowns forced us online, but that’s been a mixed experience for older Chinese Australians – especially when it comes to getting accurate vaccine information

Education

Finding the fundamentals of reading

An independent evaluation by researchers finds that an intensive phonics-based intervention program for students struggling to read can improve foundational skills

Politics & Society

Information accessibility and the right to know

The UN’s Access to Information Day marks the importance of promoting accessible information so that everyone, including those with a disability, can make informed decisions about their lives