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When asked, students say that touch is important in developing reading and writing skills. Research backs them up.
It turns out that identifying as a reader can be more about community, wealth and gender than how much someone actually reads.
Her stories and essays unpicked the complexities and after-effects of colonialism in searing and incisive ways.
Children who play a lot learn skills such as sitting, crawling and standing quicker. Play also leads to better health and wellbeing as they grow older.
There are alternatives to England’s focus on synthetic phonics, which teaches children to decode words by learning the relationship between letters and sounds.
In our house, we watch Bluey guilt-free. Here’s why.
A new study has identified seven types of teen readers. It also found about 30% do not read in their free time.
Amid calls to ban certain books from libraries and schools, research shows that students benefit when they have the ability to choose which materials they want to read.
If you fell in love with Dexter and Emma you are sure to do the same with the characters in these funny and moving tales of love.
We need to ensure the best scientific research in play-based learning and early reading is leveraged, and teachers receive supports to meet children’s developmental and academic needs.
A new Grattan Institute report provides a plan to ensure at least 90% of Australian school students can read well.
The teachers did not often adapt their practices to suit their specific cultural and linguistic contexts.
Though they’re sometimes characterized as attention-addled homebodies, younger people see a real value in libraries − one that goes beyond books.
A radical painter and writer, Alasdair Gray’s work was full of bold visions for an independent Scotland.
A key way to support mental health and well-being is to support strong reading instruction especially early in children’s education.
These books had our academics gripped until their final pages.
Pisa measures 15-year-olds in reading, maths and science every three years - but is that the best way to test an education system?
The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show Australian 15-year-olds have recorded similar results to 2015 and 2018 in maths, science and reading.
Plan your summer reading or catch up on what you missed with The Conversation’s selection of the best books of the year.
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Sessional Tutor, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, University of Stavanger
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Honorary Associate in Creative Writing, The Open University
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Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research
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Naomi S. Baron is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
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Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Film, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professional Learning and Development Facilitator in Literacy Education, Massey University
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Associate Professor in English Literatures, University of Wollongong
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Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Children's Literature & Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London
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