Evidence Based Practice

Evidence based practice is that which is based on research evidence of effectiveness. A number of organisations provide information to assist teachers to make informed decisions about the teaching programs and practices they adopt.

Evidence based practice guides for a number of areas of education can be found in the Special Education section of the Center on Instruction at: Evidence-based Practice

Five from Five is an initiative of the Centre for Independent Studies that aims to improve literacy levels by ensuring all children receive effective,evidence based reading instruction.

Research-based principles of instruction are outlined in Principles of Instruction (Rosenshine, 2012) found at: Principles of Instruction

Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC) provides briefings on a range of practices and programs. These may be found at: MUSEC Briefings

Research into practice guides by Deslea Konza from Edith Cowen University can be found below:

The reading process                                                      

Oral language                                                                  

Phonological awareness (pdf 709 KB)                                                 

Phonics

Fluency (pdf 620 KB)

Vocabulary (pdf 774 KB)

Comprehension (pdf 823 KB)