In this article, Beaumont put forward an interesting argument about the integration of oracy, poetry and embodiment as a way to facilitate language development for young children who are learning English as an additional language in school. The analysis demonstrated...
National Council for the Teaching of English (NCTE) August 2022 This position paper is the latest update by NCTE. This position statement is directed primarily toward the audience of school executives and curriculum writers. It provides and overview of what...
Green, M (2022) Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s44020-022-0018-y In this article Green discusses the important role of reading for enjoyment in teachers’ reading instruction. In light of growing concerns around students’ reading...
Alan J Wright Presentation given at the ALEA/AATE National Conference Darwin July 8 2022 The invitational plenary Donald Graves Address began shortly after the passing of Donald Graves in late 2010. ALEA decided that in honour of the legacy that Don left us, we would...
Jim Cummins University of Toronto Journal of Teaching and Learning 2022 In this article Jim Cummins argues that the basic premises that the Right to Read report are based on are incorrect as he states that the claims are not supported by scientific evidence. He...
Rachel Birch, Heather Sharp, Drew Miller, Denyse Ritchie, Susan Ledger 2021 This report presents a review of selected articles that were published between 2000 and 2021 and that report on teaching reading with decodable or levelled reading books. Interestingly, the...
Robyn Ewing 2018 This review of research explores the role of teaching phonics in learning to read. It considers some of the most powerful and well established predictors for success in learning to read including the development of oral language with parents and...
AARE blog, Arts Education in Australia, Robyn Ewing May 2022 The Arts are imperative for making meaning in today’s world. They are core to our health, learning and wellbeing. While research has demonstrated that the transformative and educative benefits of the Arts in...
Cronin, L., Kervin, L. & Mantei, J. (2022) in Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, a journal from the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association This article reports on the perspectives of two children, firstly in their preschool and then in the...
Wyse, D., & Bradbury, A. (2022). The passion, pedagogy and politics of reading. English in Education, 56(3), 247-260. This article is a very useful piece that provides evidence for educators and researchers about the politics of current debates about reading....
