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Issue 7, June 2019
In this edition of Nomanis, one of our themes is explicit teaching – Jennifer Buckingham and Anne Castles explore how some children learn...
Emeritus Professor Kevin Wheldall AM and Dr Robyn
Jun 24, 20192 min read


Book review: The Truth about Teaching: An Evidence-Informed Guide for New Teachers
Greg Ashman’s recent book, The Truth about Teaching: An Evidence-Informed Guide for New Teachers is not just appropriate for new teachers.
Nomanis
Jun 24, 20194 min read


Book Review: Reading for Life
Reading for Life is written by Lyn Stone, who works in Victoria as a linguist, school consultant and tutor of children with literacy difficu
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Jun 24, 20192 min read


Vale Siegfried Engelmann, father of Direct Instruction
Siegfried Engelmann, the main developer of the educational model known as Direct Instruction (DI), died at his home on February 15, 2019.
Nomanis
Jun 24, 20194 min read


Starting off on the right foot for reading
Exemplary Tier 1 instruction must be the bedrock of the Response to Intervention model.
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Jun 24, 20198 min read


What is the Simple View of Reading?
Delving deeper into what the Simple View of Reading can tell us about how children learn to read.
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Jun 24, 20194 min read


Giving kids a fair go
Providing students with an even playing field may require explicit teaching across curriculum areas.
Nomanis
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?
Nomanis
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.
Nomanis
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.
Nomanis
Jun 24, 20196 min read
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