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[](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/unlocking-literacy-the-case-for-phonics-in-every-classroom)
[Learning Difficulties](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-difficulties), [Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/reading), [School](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/school), [Literacy](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/literacy), [Teaching](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/teaching), [For Principals](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/for-principals)
### [Unlocking Literacy: The Case for Phonics in Every Classroom](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/unlocking-literacy-the-case-for-phonics-in-every-classroom)
 [David Stanley](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/david-stanley)
In the heart of the ongoing "Reading Wars" in Australian education, the battle lines are long drawn, and now the evidence is clear – the key to unlocking literacy lies in the systematic and explicit teaching of phonics. In this article, we will delve into the critical importance of phonics in teaching reading, exploring the latest research, success stories, and the urgent need for a transformative shift in teacher training at the university level.
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[School](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/school)
### [Executive Function: The Foundation for School Readiness](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/executive-function-the-foundation-for-school-readiness)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Almost 400,000 children in Australia and New Zealand will begin their first year of school in late January or early February next year. They will be going into classes known in various Australian states as Kindergarten, Prep, Pre-Primary or Transition, and into Year 1 in New Zealand.
Every one of these children will transition into their first year of a formal school setting in various stages of school readiness.
What will determine a successful transition?
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/executive-function-the-foundation-for-school-readiness)
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[Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [School](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/school), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity), [For Principals](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/for-principals)
### [7 Tips - Make Educational Neuroscience Work in Your School](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/make-educational-neuroscience-work-in-your-school-7-tips)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Educators and schools around the world are increasingly using the knowledge, techniques, and programs developed from a new understanding of how our brains learn. They are applying neuroscience in their classrooms.
**Why?**
As an educator, you might be asking yourself why would I do this in my school?
Here are some reasons why. Educational neuroscience can:
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/make-educational-neuroscience-work-in-your-school-7-tips)
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### [Artificial Intelligence & Learning (a dummy’s guide)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-a-dummys-guide)
[Moya Gibb-Smith](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/moya-gibb-smith)
Speaking almost **sixty six years** ago Professor **John McCarthy, one of the founding fathers of AI said** at the Dartmouth University conference 1956 , “Every aspect of learning... can in principle be so precisely described that a machine can be made to simulate it.”
**Stephen Hawking, the famous theoretical physicist,** said “Every aspect of our lives will be transformed by AI” and it could be “the biggest event in the history of our civilisation”.
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### [Teacher Saw Student Miracles with Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/teacher-saw-student-miracles-with-fast-forword)
[Moya Gibb-Smith](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/moya-gibb-smith)
As an educator who specialised in teaching children to read, I tried lots of different methods. Some worked with some children and some worked with others but there wasn’t one that I could say was super effective.
For 3 years I ran a reading group before school which we called Early Birds for the children who needed more help with literacy. We staffed the program with parents and volunteers and every morning before school we would see up to 15 or 16 children for a twenty-minute lesson, one on one. And when we did that, we started to see the children make progress in their reading.
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/teacher-saw-student-miracles-with-fast-forword)
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### [How Fast ForWord Improved Student Outcomes in Canada School District](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-fast-forword-improved-student-outcomes-in-canada-school-district)
 [Colin Klupiec](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/colin-klupiec)
Mike McKay is a retired superintendent of the Surrey County schools district in British Columbia, Canada.
He was a public educator for 35 years. The area he supervised has over 160 languages spoken.
You can imagine it would be difficult to measure the potential problems with language and reading development in such a large and diverse region.
But back in 2008 he attended a conference hosted by Scientific Learning Corporation, where he saw the research behind the Fast ForWord programs.
When he came back, he asked his board to trust him, and give him $300,000 to get started. It was bold pitch. Mike tells the story of how things have panned out in this Learning Capacity podcast episode:
[Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-fast-forword-improved-student-outcomes-in-canada-school-district)
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### [Handwriting May Boost Learning by Activating Working Memory & Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/handwriting-may-boost-learning-by-activating-working-memory-reading)
 [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes)
Children today are doing much less handwriting than children did 20, 30 or 40 years ago. Before computers became commonplace, handwriting was much more important for everyone. Back then schools put considerable time and attention on making sure students developed their handwriting.
I recall entering cursive handwriting competitions when I was a young child (I went to primary school in the 1950s), and the sense of pride for the kids who were judged the neatest writers.
Now, typing on computers and tablets is replacing the act of writing by hand for many students (and adults).
**LISTEN TO THE PODCAST**
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