Get Reading Right Case Studies

Hundreds of schools across Australia and around the world have implemented the Get Reading Right Synthetic Phonics program and are seeing incredible improvements in literacy; whether it be the shifts in literacy results, or joy at the confidence and creativity in children’s writing.

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Earlwood Public School – NSW

  • NAPLAN: 48% increase in students in band 6 for reading. 96% increase in students in band 6 for spelling.

Earlwood Public School Reading Recovery Case Study – NSW

  • Pre Get Reading Right: 51% of Year 1 boys and 62% of Year 1 girls at Reading Recovery level 12 or above.
  • Post Get Reading Right: 73% of Year 1 boys and 75% of Year 1 girls at Reading Recovery level 12 or above.

Woodburn Public School – Lismore, NSW

  • Pre Get Reading Right: 28% with a reading age at PM Benchmark expected level.
  • Post Get Reading Right: 90% of children at PM Benchmark expected level, or above.

Blaxcell Street Public School – Granville, Sydney, NSW

  • Pre Get Reading Right: 48% with a reading age at expected level.
  • Post Get Reading Right: 88% of children’s reading age was at expected level. Also, won the NSW Director General’s School Achievement Award for Literacy!

Grays Point Public School – Sutherland Shire, Sydney, NSW

  • 30% increase in phonics knowledge.
  • Children are independently writing sentences by the end of term one.

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School – Bunbury, WA

  • Burt Standardised Reading Test: In 9 months of Get Reading Right, an average improvement of 2 years, 2 months.
  • South Australian Spelling Test: In 9 monthsof Get Reading Right, an average improvement of 1 year, 3 months.

Al Faisal College – Auburn, NSW

  • Kindergarten students working at a higher level than Year 1 were at this time last year!
  • 58% increase in Year 1 students reading at PM level 16 or above
  • 13% increase in the number of Year 2 students working at or above grade level

Speak with and/or visit a model Get Reading Right School

We have a selection of model schools that would be delighted to welcome you; to see the program in action and share their success stories with you. If you would like to contact a school which uses Get Reading Right please choose from the list below and contact them directly.

  • Granville, Sydney, NSW – Blaxcell Street Public School
  • Blacktown, Sydney, NSW – Bidwill Public School
  • North Coast, NSW – Woodburn Public School
  • Homebush, NSW – Homebush Public School

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