From 2025, all Victorian primary schools use systematic synthetic phonics as the basis of their reading programs. 

Phonics is a way of teaching reading and writing by connecting sounds with letters or groups of letters. Phonic skills help children understand how letters link to sounds in spoken language and how those letters work together to form words. Children are supported to read and spell words by learning sound-letter relationships and using these relationships to blend sounds together in reading and segment sounds in spelling.

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Understanding phonics: a helpful guide for families, parents and carers (Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership)

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