Foreword

Part 1 Executive Summary

Introduction
Audit objectives and scope
Overall conclusion
Audit findings

Part 2 Introduction

Trends in student achievement
National literacy initiatives
Establishment of improvement programs in Victoria
Literacy improvement framework
Literacy funding provided to schools
Focus of the audit

Part 3 Trends in student literacy achievement

Introduction
Achievements of Years 3, 5 and 7 students

Part 4 Impact of literacy improvement programs in the early years

Introduction
Early Years Literacy program
Reading Recovery program

Part 5 Impact of literacy improvement programs in the middle years

Introduction
Restart program

Part 6 Improving efficiency and effectiveness of literacy improvement programs

Introduction
Targeting of funding according to student need
Student reading proficiency assessment
Responsibility for assessment of student reading proficiency

Part 7 Reporting and continuous improvement

Introduction
School activities
Activities of the Department
Activities of the Authority

Part 8 Reliability and mangement of literacy data

Introduction
Collection of data by schools
Processing and analysis of data by the Department
Processing and analysis of data by the Authority

Appendix A Conduct of the audit

Appendix B Available student literacy data

Appendix C Achievement differences between students and schools