Policy, pedagogy and curriculum in the teaching of reading in early years classrooms in Australia: A Narrative Literature Review (2004–2025)
In this narrative literature review we trace shifts in reading policy and pedagogy in the early years of Australian primary education from 2004 to 2025. Anchored in Teaching Reading: Report and Recommendations by Ken Rowe, we map changes that reshaped how reading is defined and taught in Foundation to Year 3 clas...