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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Representing Identity: The Importance of Literature and the Translanguaging Space for EAL/D Early Years Literacy Learning
Dutton, J., & Rushton, K. (2023) Representing Identity: The Importance of Literature and the Translanguaging Space for EAL/D Early Years Literacy Learning. Education Sciences, 13(6), 569. Dutton and Rushton present an interesting argument for the use of children’s…
Picture Books, Imagination and Play: Pathways to Positive Reading Identities for Young Children
Niland, A. (2023). Picture Books, Imagination and Play: Pathways to Positive Reading Identities for Young Children. Education Sciences 13(5), 511. In this article, Niland puts forward an argument about the importance of positive reading identities for young literacy…
Hark! Hands up who really loves their classroom reading program? TRI this: three approaches to reading instruction
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…
Ontario Human Rights Commission Right to Read Report: Sincere, Passionate, Flawed
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…
A systematic literature review of decodable and levelled reading books for reading instruction in primary school contexts: an evaluation of quality research evidence
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…
Exploding some of the myths about learning to read: A review of research on the role of phonics
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…
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