{"id":68708,"date":"2023-06-22T00:09:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T04:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=68708"},"modified":"2023-06-22T00:09:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T04:09:35","slug":"chances-are-your-childs-school-uses-commercial-programs-to-support-teaching-what-parents-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/chances-are-your-childs-school-uses-commercial-programs-to-support-teaching-what-parents-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Chances are your child\u2019s school uses commercial programs to support teaching: what parents should know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68709\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/commercialprograms.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/commercialprograms.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/commercialprograms-250x111.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Australian primary schools are becoming increasingly reliant on commercial programs for teaching students. This means the content and the way students are being taught is outsourced to a third-party provider, who is not your child\u2019s teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-pandemic research,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aare.edu.au\/blog\/?tag=commercialisation-of-public-schools\">commissioned<\/a>\u00a0by the New South Wales Teachers Federation in 2017 showed 28% of the state\u2019s public school teachers already regularly used commercial products. We know the use of commercial programs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eiwebsite.blob.core.windows.net\/uploads\/20200630_133212_2020_EIResearch_GR_Summary_Commercialisation_privatisation_Covid19_ENG.pdf?sv=2019-10-10&amp;ss=b&amp;srt=o&amp;sp=rdx&amp;se=2030-05-26T22:00:00Z&amp;st=2020-05-26T14:11:47Z&amp;spr=https,http&amp;sig=fqlBEId9cO6\/PzqL9OFD54Ufvt33KDBvH\/hM9wsIvLA%3D\">increased<\/a>\u00a0since the start of COVID with increasing demands on schools.<\/p>\n<p>The use of programs has grown to the point where some state education departments\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.vic.gov.au\/school\/teachers\/teachingresources\/discipline\/english\/literacy\/readingviewing\/Pages\/commercial-phonics-programs.aspx\">provide guidance<\/a>\u00a0about their use and even have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.wa.edu.au\/phonics-initiative\">endorsed resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These programs may seem like a good solution when teaching resources are stretched and the community demands evidence of learning progress. But their use can threaten children\u2019s engagement in learning and undermine the value of professional teaching staff.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What are commercial programs?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>These are programs developed by commercial organisations and sold to schools in prepackaged form. Some parents may already be familiar with literacy programs used to teach reading. But commercial programs are developed and sold across all areas of the curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Packages include programs of work with prescribed lessons and timing for delivery. They can even include scripts for teachers to read aloud during lessons. Teachers are trained how to use these programs by the provider. They are told it will only be effective if they\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icorimpact.com\/fidelity-the-new-f-word-in-education\/\">copy<\/a>\u00a0the provider\u2019s content and methods.<\/p>\n<p>The developers also advocate a \u201cwhole school\u201d approach, which means the program is taught across all year levels and incorporates its assessment tools, interventions and extension programs.<\/p>\n<p>The cost to schools can be thousands of dollars, plus associated resources like worksheets and tests, and professional development. They are paid for out of school budgets via both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aare.edu.au\/blog\/?tag=commercialisation-of-public-schools\">government funding<\/a>\u00a0and school fees.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Why are schools using commercial programs?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The use of commercial programs in Australian schools has increased dramatically over the last 15 years since the introduction of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aare.edu.au\/blog\/?p=1407\">NAPLAN<\/a>\u00a0and publication of test results on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/304378304_The_performative_politics_of_NAPLAN_and_Myschool\">MySchool<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/p>\n<p>More\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nap.edu.au\/about\">transparency<\/a>\u00a0around school performance was intended to empower parents to make informed choices and drive school improvement. However, pressure to prove a school\u2019s academic performance has created urgency for schools to find strategies that will give them a competitive edge.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, there has been a broader,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pasisahlberg.com\/global-educational-reform-movement-is-here\/\">global shift in education<\/a>\u00a0towards standardisation, high-stakes accountability and the use of corporate management models.<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to see why schools use commercial programs. They offer efficient, consistent delivery of content across year levels. They also save teachers planning time and come with ready-made resources for lessons.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eprints.qut.edu.au\/84075\/\">schools often adopt these programs<\/a>\u00a0to reduce workload or because they have become widely accepted by other schools, rather than investigating whether they are endorsed and peer-reviewed by Australian or international education experts.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Why is it a problem?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Most commercial programs claim to be \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/literacycare.com.au\/scientific-evidence-based-intervention\/\">evidence-based<\/a>\u201d. But this can be based on small, selective or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/teacher-network\/2013\/mar\/26\/teachers-research-evidence-based-education\">inadequate research<\/a>\u00a0that cannot be generalised to all students.<\/p>\n<p>They may rely on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/melanieralph.com\/2022\/01\/18\/direct-instruction-alone-is-not-enough-why-teachers-need-more-than-one-tool-in-their-toolkit\/\">direct instruction<\/a>\u201d teaching methods \u2013 where the teacher stands at the front and instructs students \u2013 and prioritise a quick pace for rapid academic gains.<\/p>\n<p>This is despite broad understanding that hands-on,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2018-12\/UNICEF-Lego-Foundation-Learning-through-Play.pdf\">play-based<\/a>\u00a0experiences support meaningful learning and are more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/elearningindustry.com\/educational-equity-and-inquiry-based-learning-during-the-pandemic-and-beyond\">inclusive<\/a>\u00a0in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial programs also require teachers to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/2017\/11\/21\/21103830\/why-the-phrase-with-fidelity-is-an-affront-to-good-teaching\">trust the program<\/a>\u201d, which can limit the teacher\u2019s capacity to meet individual children\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p>Some schools and early learning centres now deliver\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.2304\/ciec.2014.15.1.40\">commercial programs in the preschool years<\/a>\u00a0despite\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acecqa.gov.au\/nqf\/national-quality-standard\">National Quality Standards<\/a>\u00a0requiring educators to respond to children\u2019s own ideas and play, and personalise interactions.<\/p>\n<p>All the while, it is taking autonomy away from teachers, while devaluing their professional knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n<p>Reliance on commercially driven third parties is at odds with the evidence-based training teachers receive at university. It also makes it harder for education students to develop essential teaching and programming skills during their professional placements.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What do parents need to know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It is important parents ask who (or what) is behind their child\u2019s learning at school.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial programs are inherently generic and may rely on teaching methods including repetition of content and skills, often without opportunity for \u201creal life\u201d application that sustains\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developingchild.harvard.edu\/resources\/how-to-motivate-children-science-based-approaches-for-parents-caregivers-and-teachers\/\">children\u2019s motivation to learn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This can have an impact on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ro.ecu.edu.au\/theses\/2490\/\">child\u2019s engagement at school<\/a>, because they are being \u201ctalked at\u201d rather than allowed to explore ideas and develop thinking and communication skills that lead to understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly in the early years of school, homogeneous teaching makes it harder for children to learn at their natural pace \u2013 and to support their social and emotional development.<\/p>\n<p>Schools need to be transparent about the commercial programs they adopt so parents are aware of the costs, how the programs are delivered, and what that means for their child\u2019s engagement in learning on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bios:<\/strong> Amelia Ruscoe is a Lecturer, School of Education, Fiona Boylan is also a Lecturer, School of Education and Pauline Roberts is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education all at Edith Cowan University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian primary schools are becoming increasingly reliant on commercial programs for teaching students. This means the content and the way students are being taught is outsourced to a third-party provider, who is not your child\u2019s teacher. 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