Research and Practice Library
The articles and resources in our Research and Practice Library form a contemporary evidence base for the teaching and learning of reading and viewing; writing and representing; speaking and listening.
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Making a Difference in Learning Through Arts and Pedagogy
Ewing, R. 2018 Australian Council for Educational Research Conference This brief article highlights the role drama can play in enhancing learners’ social and emotional well-being as well as English and literacy outcomes. Making art through drama and literature enables…
How we went from yes to no. Not now. Not here
Calls for Victorian government to allow successful public schools to continue to use pedagogical approaches which are outside the current mandates for public schools. Reference: Martyn, L. How we went from yes to no. Not now. Not here. (2026, May 25) Edu Research…
You can teach that: Teaching First Nations perspectives
A suite of videos & teaching resources from First Nations academics, commentators, and writers, that explore how to use their insights in the English classroom. Reference: You can teach that: Teaching first nations perspectives. (VATE) Victorian Association for…
Generative AI and Indigenous education: The genuine risks to knowledge sovereignty
Discusses the benefits and challenges of using AI while acknowledging that “Indigenous knowledge is inherently relational” and therefore needs to be always contextualised in relation to peoples and countries. Reference: Alterator, S., Maddox,A., Southerton,C. &…
Parents want to know more. Here’s how you can help
Teachers are offered some very useful strategies for conducting parent-teacher interviews that support students and parents. Reference: Reid O’Connor, B. & Zunica, B. Parents want to know more. Here’s how you can help. (2026, May 7) Edu Research Matters. Parents…
Inclusion isn’t failing but our systems are. Here’s what we must do now
Roy, D. (2026, March 19) Edu Research Matters. Discusses the issues surrounding inclusion arguing that differentiation supports all students. Inclusion isn’t failing but our systems are. Here’s what we must do now
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Want to support learners with refugee backgrounds? Start with recognition
Calls for improved identification of refugee students in order to develop targeted programs addressing wellbeing as well as academic support. Reference: Ai Ling Sim. Want to support learners with refugee backgrounds? Start with recognition. (2026, May 18) Edu Research…
Teachers need hard hats. Can AITSL lead the change?
Similar to the structural changes made for the protection of workers in the construction industry, this article calls for the current AITSL review of the APST to include the embedding of psychosocial safety as teachers in contemporary educational contexts. Reference:…
Holding the National Story: Truth, Memory and Social Cohesion in a Fractured Age or Why Libraries Matter More than Ever.
Australia Reads. Why galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) help to include everyone in a national story that helps to build social cohesion. Reference: Behrendt, L. Holding the National Story: Truth, Memory and Social Cohesion in a Fractured Age or Why…
The right to belong, the right to flourish.
Argues that an equitable literacy education must acknowledge and build on the languages and ways of meaning making that children bring to school. Reference: Fray, L., Aukerman, M., & Birch, R. The right to belong, the right to flourish. (2026, April 20) Edu…
The heart of learning: Spotlight on school libraries in the UK and Ireland
This special issue explores the important work of libraries in the UK. Reference: BERA Blog (2026, March 20) The heart of learning: Spotlight on school libraries in the UK and Ireland. Link:…
Now we must mine the past to enrich the present
Arguing for change by looking to professional associations, like PETAA and ALEA, and highly esteemed researchers and theorists like Halliday, Christie and Rothery and Donald Graves to provide answers to current educational challenges. Reference: Gardner, P. Now we…
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How we went from yes to no. Not now. Not here
Calls for Victorian government to allow successful public schools to continue to use pedagogical approaches which are outside the current mandates for public schools. Reference: Martyn, L. How we went from yes to no. Not now. Not here. (2026, May 25) Edu Research…
Disengagement: are we ready to listen to students now?
A call to listen differently and recognise disengagement as feedback from students who “feel like I don’t belong”. Reference: Kole, J. Disengagement: are we ready to listen to students now? (2026, June 1) Edu Research Matters. Disengagement: are we ready to listen to…
Generative AI and Indigenous education: The genuine risks to knowledge sovereignty
Discusses the benefits and challenges of using AI while acknowledging that “Indigenous knowledge is inherently relational” and therefore needs to be always contextualised in relation to peoples and countries. Reference: Alterator, S., Maddox,A., Southerton,C. &…
One of the greatest invisible tragedies’: is the loss of childhood imagination inevitable?
A call to focus on learning through play for all children and young people. Reference: Murray B. J. (2026, May 11). ‘One of the greatest invisible tragedies’: is the loss of childhood imagination inevitable? The Guardian (An edited extract from Childhood by Brendan…
Beyond words: inclusion through arts rich experiences
Play with puppets is used in this research to encourage learning and literacy with very young children. Reference: Beyond words: inclusion through arts rich experiencesKaraolis, O., & Cologon, K. (2026) European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1-13….
Three concerns that must not torpedo explicit instruction now
Explores the five principles of Load Reduction Instruction (LRI) and evaluates their use in explicit instruction. Reference: Martin, A. Three concerns that must not torpedo explicit instruction now. (2026, February 12). Edu Research Matters. Three concerns that must…
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Representations of Disability in Picturebooks: Issues of Inclusivity and Literary Quality
Examines quality children’s literature and the importance of positive representations of disability for young readers. Reference: Niland, A. (2026). Representations of Disability in Picturebooks: Issues of Inclusivity and Literary Quality. Educ. Sci. 2026, 16(5), 798;…
Decoding Is Not Enough: Connecting Word Reading to Meaning in Early Literacy
A reminder that phonics instruction is most useful when it is supported by a focus on meaning through the accompanying development of vocabulary and comprehension. Reference: Jennerjohn, A., Rutherford-Quach, S. & Cassidy, L. Decoding is not enough: Connecting…
Reaching Australian readers: Report release and key takeaways
Australia Reads What are the most effective strategies for getting more Australians reading? The newly released Reaching Australian readers report offers insights and takeaways for the industry. New national research from Monash University, in collaboration with…
The right to belong, the right to flourish.
Argues that an equitable literacy education must acknowledge and build on the languages and ways of meaning making that children bring to school. Reference: Fray, L., Aukerman, M., & Birch, R. The right to belong, the right to flourish. (2026, April 20) Edu…
Sramcbled wrods: the real reason you can still read jumbled text
A very thoughtful discussion about how reading is a complex process in which pattern and predictability are used to make meaning and why the concept of “typoglycemia” is an oversimplification not a scientific rule. Reference: Stollznow, K. Sramcbled wrods: the real…
One of the greatest invisible tragedies’: is the loss of childhood imagination inevitable?
A call to focus on learning through play for all children and young people. Reference: Murray B. J. (2026, May 11). ‘One of the greatest invisible tragedies’: is the loss of childhood imagination inevitable? The Guardian (An edited extract from Childhood by Brendan…
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Using the translanguaging space to facilitate poetic representation of language and identity
Dutton J, & Rushton K. (2021) Language Teaching Research 25(1): 105-133 doi10.1177/1362168820951215 This research explores the use of the translanguaging space (Li Wei, 2017) in confirming identity and student agency and developing a creative pedagogy….
Evidence of Agency Among Student Writers
Alan J Wright In this short piece for his blog Living Life Twice, Alan J Wright; teacher, consultant and writer, writes about classroom environments where students love to write. He describes classrooms where a genuine sense of the writer’s agency is apparent…
Literacy Leadership Brief: Teaching and Assessing Spelling
Spelling involves the successful conversion of the spoken word into the written word. However, many descriptions of the spelling process reduce it to simply mapping sounds onto letters. This is it is an inadequate description of the skill set required for effective…
The students right to write
Writing for a purpose and an audience is also defined as ‘a form of identity and voice’ within communities. Teachers are charged to support students, especially EAL/D and Indigenous students, to make intentional, ethical choices when writing and policy makers are…
Downloadable Writing Tips for Teachers
Downloadable PDFs Goals for the Writing Classroom Core Beliefs About Writing Creating Boy-Friendly writing classrooms Encouraging Young Writers Guidelines for Nurturing Strong Writers Skilled Writers Separate Composing from Editing Access here from the Ralph Fletcher…
Tips for Young Writers
by Ralph Fletcher What Should I Write About? How To Use Your Writer’s Notebook Prewriting Strategies For Your Writing Ideas For Revising Your Writing Publishing Your Work All the details are here .
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