Sound Waves Literacy Online: Handy tips and features

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There’s so much to discover at Sound Waves Literacy Online. Aside from oodles of quality lesson materials, the intuitive digital design is packed with handy tools and features that make teaching in a modern classroom seamless.

Grattan Institute: ‘1 in 3 Australian school students fail to achieve proficiency in maths’

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In April 2025 the Grattan Institute published a report entitled The Maths Guarantee: How to boost students’ learning in primary schools1, which opened with a confronting fact: ’Australia has a maths problem. One in three of our school students fail to…

Spelling and handwriting: A valuable partnership!

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All educators know the challenge of juggling competing priorities in a crowded curriculum. Handwriting can easily be the first thing to be overlooked, but for Foundation teachers it’s a crucial part of literacy development — let’s unpack why.

How bar models can help students interpret word problems

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Interpreting mathematical word problems is no easy task! Studies show a number of factors contribute to students finding word problems difficult, from the number of steps to the combination of skills involved including reading comprehension, reasoning and problem-solving. To add…

Roleystone Community College finds a winner in Maths Trek

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At Roleystone Community College, an independent public school southeast of Perth, selecting the right educational resources is a collaborative effort between the leadership team and classroom teachers.

Pedagogy in Mathematics – how Maths Trek aligns with key research findings

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The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) recently released their Pedagogy in Mathematics position paper, sparking considerable interest among educators across Australia. We unpacked its key findings and how they can be applied to teaching when using Maths Trek’s Foundation…

High frequency words, special words, sight words – what's the difference?

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High-frequency words, as the name suggests, are the words most often used in English and can contain common or unusual phoneme–grapheme relationships.

Rebecca Beveridge earns spot in the 2024 Top 50 Teachers List

Rebecca Beveridge is a much-loved Aussie teacher who shares her colourful classroom and expertise with the world through her Instagram page @groovy_mrs_b. She was recently awarded top honours in News Corp’s ‘Australia’s Best Teachers’ campaign, an initiative designed to celebrate…