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Giving kids a fair go
Providing students with an even playing field may require explicit teaching across curriculum areas.
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Jun 24, 20193 min read


Explainer: What’s the difference between decodable and predictable books & when should they be used?
With more focus than ever on providing children with decodable readers, how can they be best used alongside predictable books?
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Jun 24, 20195 min read


The whys and hows of research and the teaching of reading
How to use research to more effectively and appropriately assess different approaches to teaching reading.
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Jun 24, 20196 min read


Why do some children learn to read without explicit teaching?
It’s not magic – children who learn to read without explicit instruction are actually employing specific reading behaviours.
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Jun 24, 20196 min read


Q & A with Rhona Stainthorp
British reading researcher Rhona Stainthorp reflects on her greatest influences, barriers to improvement in the teaching of reading, and a l
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Jun 24, 201913 min read


Synthetic phonics: what it is and what it is not
All phonic approaches are not created equal, with synthetic phonics defined by specific characteristics, as outlined here.
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Jun 24, 201913 min read


What we've been reading
Download PDF Nicola Bell In the past six months I have dipped in and out of a few different book genres. Like most other Australians, I...
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Jun 24, 20195 min read


When two tribes go to war ...
By Kevin Wheldall Download PDF of article “When two tribes go to war A point is all that you can score” “Two Tribes”, Frankie Goes to...
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Jun 20, 20194 min read
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