1. The New Australian Curriculum
in the Preparatory Year:
The Importance of Maintaining Current Pedagogy
Leanne Trace

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3. The Philosophy underpinning the Early Years Curriculum Guidelines

4. The AC expectations are more specific in
terms of what children need to know by the
end of the prep year

• knowing all letters and sounds and blending medial vowels with initial and final consonants;
• 5. recognising high frequency words.
• 6. individual reading;
• 7. specific expectations for handwriting.

Alignment of the Australian English Curriculum with the EYCG

8. Where is the play in
worksheets;
colouring in;
art templates;
phonics programs;
sight words; and
early readers (McGregor, 2010).
Questioning what is Happening in Early Education in Queensland

9. Core Curriculum for Preschool Education in Finland

10. Why look to Finland?

• Finland's approach to curriculum and pedagogy is highly effective
• 11. Finland consistently receives outstanding results on the international student standards scoreboard