EduResearch Matters July 3, 2025 by Anabela Malpique, Deborah Pino-Pasternak, Edith Cowan University, University of Canberra, Writing for All
As writing researchers, we are filled with excitement and hope whenever writing appears on the agenda. Last week, AERO released its newly developed School Writing Instruction Framework (SWIF). This is a resource developed to support “school leaders and teachers to deliver evidence-based writing instruction across all subject areas”.
While there are a number of positives in this model and its accompanying practice resources, we argue here that these are based largely on a subset of evidence. It dismisses significant bodies of work with demonstrated impact on student writing achievement. Paradoxically, these were at the core of AERO’s previous documentation.
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