August 2021 Alan Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of South Australia The Conversation In this article Alan Reid challenges the dichotomy constantly raised by various academics and the media. Most recently an article in the Weekend Australian by Noel Pearson has...
David B. Yaden, Jr; David Reinking; Paul Smagorinsky in Reading Research Quarterly, 56(S1) pp.S119-S129 2021 International Literacy Association. In this article, we critique the science of reading when it is positioned within the reading wars as settling disagreements...
Aukerman, M., & Chambers Schuldt, L. (2021) Reading Research Quarterly, 56(1), S85-S103 The authors of this article argue that both ‘good reading’ and ‘good instruction’ are not just cognitive practices but social and cultural ones which are experienced in...
Robyn Ewing July 2021 In this short piece Robyn Ewing draws on the work of key researchers to explain why reading imaginative literature is so important for early childhood, primary and secondary classrooms. Stories, she argues, are central to our meaning-making...
ABC News by Sarah Scopelianos Literacy expert Misty Adoniou advises parents to read to their children, not only to build their relationships but also for greater learning outcomes. Dr Adoniou, an adjunct associate professor in literacy and language at the...
April 6, 2016 The Conversation by Tracy Gleason Research has found a relationship between pretend play and a child’s developing creativity, understanding of others and social competence with peers. Article here
May 2020 Initial Findings of the SoLD ( Science of Learning & Development) Alliance. This paper proposes that all children can thrive and learn when the ways in which they are educated and developed are transformed. As well as providing some important...
Nell Duke & Kelly B. Cartwright The simple view of reading is commonly presented to educators in professional development about the science of reading. The simple view is a useful tool for conveying the undeniable importance – in fact necessity – of both decoding...
George Hruby and Leslie Burns in Critical Perspectives on Literacy Policy and Practice Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy Vol 3 No6 pp. 693-696 In this paper Hruby and Burns critique the use of the phrase ‘science of reading’. Their main concern is that the...
