In 2017, the Department of Education in Tasmania commissioned the Peter Underwood Centre for Educational Attainment at the University of Tasmania to undertake the Review of Literacy Teaching, Training and Practice in Government Schools. This report presents the research findings for Phase 2 of the Review, considering current literacy teaching practice in Tasmanian schools. The fieldwork was conducted in terms 3 and 4 of 2017 and involved school documentation and interviews with 184 participants from 28 schools.

(This volume follows on from Initial teacher education for teaching literacy: Review of literature - Phase 1b Report for the Review of Literacy Teaching, Training and Practice in Government Schools and precedes Initial teacher education for teaching literacy: Phase 3 Report for the Review of Literacy Teaching, Training, and Practice in Government Schools.)