Reading

A recent study provides greater understanding of who is teaching in Australia’s school libraries and highlights two trends that warrant further attention.

Teaching reading through a synthetic phonics programme has long-term benefits for children from poorer backgrounds, a large-scale study has found.

The inaugural Kids & Family Reading Report Australia explores child and parent attitudes and behaviours around reading for pleasure. Teacher speaks to Professor Rosemary Johnston about the report’s findings and its implications for educators.

Teacher expectations and morale have a role to play in tackling low student performance.

What is Drama Literacy? How does it encourage risk-taking? And, how can it impact student outcomes? Greg Whitby asked one educator.

Andrew Nicholls discusses how staff professional development supported the implementation of a literacy program at his school, as well as the program’s impact on student learning outcomes.

A pilot study has helped struggling youngsters in Australia, with participating students achieving an average reading age gain of 15 months in six months.

One educator discusses the process he undertook when tasked with the job of revamping his school's literacy program.

'The point of the school is to teach children and teachers at the same time.' The winner of the Global Teacher Prize, Nancie Atwell, tells us about the school she founded, student choice and sharing successful approaches with teachers.

New research from the National Literacy Trust UK shows that a large percentage of children and young people don't see a connection between good writing skills and employability.