This short, succinct post in the AARE Blog, EduResearch Matters, was published in September 2024. The post shines a light on students starting school with poor verbal skills, linked to parents’ use of mobile phones, as well as poor core body strength and both gross...
Copyright Australia, Reading Australia has released Reading Australia’s Catalogue of First Nations texts for the Classroom. This handy annotated guide can be accessed here. Reading Australia First Nations Texts
Morpurgo, M. (2016, September 21) Book Trust Annual Lecture. TES Magazine. Beloved Children’s author Michael Morpurgo in this Book Trust Annual Lecture takes up the issue of the importance of a reading culture where society as a whole values books, literature and most...
Celebrate six months with Sally Rippen. It has been an incredible six-months for the Laureate program and our amazing Laureate Sally Rippin. We thought we would use this milestone to share some of the achievements so far. Newsletter here
This year, we’re celebrating the theme ‘Be A Proud Voice for Country’. We’ll be sharing some of the deep and diverse ways children, Elders and families connect with Country; and the significance of Country in Aboriginal Communities. You’ll learn about Dreaming stories...
The Teacher’s Toolkit September 2, 2024 In this episode of the podcast, the focus is on how Foundation teachers are fostering a love for writing and reading among their students. Tamara and Hayley discuss the importance of routines like the morning book, where...
“It’s not the results of NAPLAN that are the problem. It is NAPLAN testing itself. These standardised tests contribute to the maintenance of a deeply unequal system.” Rudolf provides an insightful review of NAPLAN and both it’s intended and unintended...
EduResearch Matters August 23, 2024 By Nicole Mockler, Meghan Stacey, Claire Golledge and Helen Watt The NSW Minister for Education Prue Car has just announced important changes to professional development for registered teachers in NSW. Among them, ‘accredited’ PD...
We congratulate the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Award Honours, Winners, and Sun Project: Shadow Judging Book of the Year Award Winners. Join Matthew Pieri and Gloria Hanna from the Australian Theatre for Young People as they walk us through this year’s “magical” lineup...
The Conversation August 16, 2024 by Andrew J. Martin Rebecca J. Collie Adolescence is often characterised as a time of “storm and stress”. Young people are dealing with physical and cognitive changes and, as they move from childhood, can become increasingly distant...
