Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 January 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Monday, 23 January 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Teaching Literacy

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will ensure the National Framework for Teaching Literacy takes into account the report and recommendations of the National Inquiry into the Teaching of Reading commissioned by the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training.

Answer: As part of the evidence for his independent review of early reading, Jim Rose is considering the findings of the National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training. Along with other relevant source material, he will take the Inquiry's recommendations into account when he prepares his final report, and this will, in turn, feed into the Primary National Strategy's revision of the Framework for teaching literacy.

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