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How much phonics should I teach?
Teacher question: Teacher: I keep hearing about the science of reading and that I need to teach phonics (I’m a second-grade teacher). I’m...
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Oct 20, 20225 min read


Endeavouring to learn Morse*
By Kevin Wheldall, Joint Editor Download PDF During the Second World War, my (late) father served in Burma (now known as Myanmar) as a...
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Oct 20, 20223 min read


Issue 13, August 2022
In this edition, we feature a number of perspectives on reading as a human right: Greg Ashman reports on the Ontario Human Rights...
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Aug 22, 20222 min read


On porcupines and predictable text: What are predictable texts and why are they a problem?
Curriculum developers and teachers are grappling with the question of when to provide students with decodable and predictable texts,...
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Dec 16, 20215 min read


Papering over the reading gap
Why using coloured paper and overlays might do more harm than good for students with reading difficulties. By James Murphy Download PDF I...
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Dec 16, 20215 min read


Following the evidence
There are very few exceptions to the statement ‘everyone can learn to read and write’. Learning to read is one of the most studied human...
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Dec 16, 20214 min read


Threading together the sciences of reading
Research that informs our collective understanding of literacy development is not conducted within one field of science. This is tricky,...
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Dec 16, 20217 min read


Scaling up success in majority Indigenous schools
This is an edited transcript of Noel Pearson’s speech at The Centre for Independent Studies event ‘Scaling up success in majority...
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Dec 16, 20219 min read


I think I was wrong about phonemic awareness
Why thinking like a scout rather than a soldier when assessing new ideas on the teaching of phonemic awareness has made Mark Anderson...
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Dec 16, 20216 min read


Evidence and the real world
There is a growing appetite in Australia for more evidence-based policymaking in education. In particular, policymakers are often called...
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Dec 16, 20213 min read
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