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).
Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC) provides briefings on a range of practices and programs, for details see MUSEC briefings.
A listing of Research into practice guides by Deslea Konza from Edith Cowen University:
- The reading process
- Oral language
- Phonological awareness (PDF 709KB)
- Phonics
- Fluency (PDF 620KB)
- Vocabulary (PDF 774KB)
- Comprehension (PDF 823KB)