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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Readiness to teach? That will take time and development
Through this short, thoughtful article, the authors problematise the current approach to ‘classroom readiness’ and the notion that this is something that can be achieved and measured prior to the completion of a teaching degree. They argue that new teachers need time,…
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7 ways to support Australian teens in reading for pleasure
Based on a new Deakin University research report, Australia Reads outlines seven research-backed recommendations for engaging teens in reading for pleasure, spanning letting teens choose their own material, investing in school libraries, modelling reading at home, and…
Comprehension for Emergent Readers: Revisiting the Reading Rope
In this short, easy to read paper, Kambach and Mesmer revisit Scarborough’s Reading Rope and make some very strong connections with recent understanding of how comprehension should be part of instruction from the very beginning. They provide very clear examples of how…
Decoding, reading and writing: the double helix theory of teaching
This landmark paper presents a new model for literacy education which draws on the biological sciences to describe literacy learning as a complex phenomenon. A kind of “theory of everything”, the double helix model is an alternative to the ‘abstract’ and ‘inanimate’…
Explicit and Systematic Teaching of Reading – A New Slogan?
Cambourne, B. (1999) The Reading Teacher, 53(2), 126 You may wonder why an article written in 2019 would be relevant today but it could have been written yesterday. The article is short (2 pages) but with some important messages. Cambourne suggests that ‘Explicit and…
Reading Recovery IS the Science(s) of Reading and the Art of Teaching
Rich, S. D. (2024) The Journal of Reading Recovery, 23(2). The author, Debra Semm Rich, examines what she calls a media version of the Science of Reading (SOR) through a Reading Recovery (RR) lens. Rich provides a strong argument for the Art of Teaching as it is…
The Teacher’s Toolkit for Literacy
The Teacher’s Tool Kit For Literacy is the free podcast for motivated teachers and school leaders who want the latest tips, tricks and tools to inspire their students and school community in literacy learning. Literacy experts and founders of Cue Learning, along with…
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‘I’m In Another World’: writing without rules lets kids find their voice, just like professional authors
Conversation October 21, 2021 by Brett Healey Brett begins this Conversation piece by suggesting that we ask child why they write and you might receive a common response: .’ He suggests that we need to give our students opportunities to learn writing…
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