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Practice guides compile the latest research on evidence-based teaching practices in a format that’s easy to understand.

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Engaging with families of children in out-of-home care: ECEC practice guide

This practice guide details strategies for engaging with families of children in out-of-home care (OOHC) to support children’s learning and development outcomes.

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Engaging with families of children in out-of-home care: Schools practice guide

This practice guide details strategies for engaging with families of children in out-of-home care (OOHC) to support children’s learning and development outcomes.

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Engaging with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: ECEC practice guide

This practice guide details strategies for engaging with families from culturally diverse backgrounds, families with English as an additional language or dialect and families from refugee backgrounds.

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Engaging with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: Schools practice guide

This practice guide details strategies for engaging with families from culturally diverse backgrounds, families with English as an additional language or dialect and families from refugee backgrounds.

Two female children, wearing hats, watch an educator and another child working in a vegetable garden at Canning Vale Prekindy.

Engaging with families at Canning Vale Prekindy: Case study

This case study has been created by the Canning Vale Prekindy (CVPK) team. It demonstrates how they engage with families and the benefits of this interaction for children’s educational outcomes.

Engaging with families at Goodstart Early Learning Tuggerah: Case study

The following case study has been created by the Goodstart Early Learning Tuggerah team to demonstrate how they engage with families and the benefits of this interaction for children’s education outcomes.

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Engaging with families at Wynnum Family Day Care: Case study

The following case study has been created by Wynnum Family Day Care & Education Service to demonstrate how they engage with families and the benefits of this interaction for children’s education outcomes.

Supporting complex learners through family engagement: Case study

This case study has been created by Schools Plus, with support from Clarke Road School, as an example of how to support complex learners through family engagement practices.

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Supporting linguistically diverse families through English classes: Case study

The following case study has been created by Schools Plus, with the support of Darling Heights State School, as an example of engaging with families to support student learning in primary school.

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Sentence combining

This practice guide provides evidence-based, practical advice for teachers on how to teach sentence combining in the context of their classrooms.

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Engaging with families for children’s early learning and development: ECEC practice guide

There is a great deal of evidence that families play a critical role in their child’s early learning and development. So how can early childhood education and care (ECEC) educators and teachers best work with families for learning?

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Engaging with families to support student learning in primary school

There is a great deal of evidence that families play a critical role in their child’s learning. So how can primary school teachers and leaders best work with families to support student learning?