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Readability Tests - A Cautionary Tale
In the first article on “Readability” we talked about the basic concept. However, readability tests are not as smart as humans...Read More
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Boys And Reading
I was tempted to call this article “BOYS DON’T READ ENOUGH” like Alia Wong, of The Atlantic. She’s shooting from the hip, however...Read More
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Readability
Ways of measuring reading difficulty have been around for decades. Two of the most famous are Flesch – which gives this story 2.5 (Grade or Year 2.5) – and Lexiles – which give the story 480 (in their scale, Year 2 or 3). So far, so good...Read More
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Teaching Narrative
In the early 80s, Stephen King was flying from America to England. On the way over, he had a dream about a writer taken prisoner by an obsessive fan...Read More
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Naplan - Bogeyman or Benefit
Each year, students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are required to sit a test in literacy and numeracy. The test, known through the country as NAPLAN, has always been controversial...Read More
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Bullying - The hidden hurt in every school
All schools will have anti-bullying policies. Sometimes they are actively ‘rebooted’ every year. But it is also reasonable to suggest that it is largely a hidden problem...Read More
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Phonics Makes all the Difference
There is strong empirical evidence in support of phonics for the development of literacy...Read More
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The Forgotten 20%: Students at Risk
Australia scored at rank 21 (out of 50 countries) in the Progress in International Literacy Study report...Read More
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Fun Ways to Get Kids Writing
Motivating children to write can be a difficult task...Read More
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Reluctant Readers
For many children reading does not come easily. There are a wide range of reasons for a child being a reluctant reader...Read More
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Top 10 Literacy iPad Apps for School Readiness
Tablet technology is here to stay and we, as parents, can make the most of this engaging tool to help our children learn...Read More
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The gender debate... does it really matter?
Resilience is one of the most important life skills and we, as parents, play an essential role...Read More
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Building Resilience in Children
Resilience is one of the most important life skills and we, as parents, play an essential role...Read More
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Technology Times
With all this technology around our children, we have to ask ourselves, what is healthy?...Read More
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Imagining Other Worlds
Under the massive dome of the La Trobe Reading Room in the Victorian State Library, my ten-year-old granddaughter....Read More
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The 20 minute challenge
We all know that reading to and with our children is good for them! But why is it so important?...Read More
