literacy

Literacy: Book Bunker takes storytime to schools nationwide

This year's National Simultaneous Storytime got both literacy and childhood illness on the agenda with 686,000 registered readers across the…

7 years ago

How do we learn to read?

The sign on the public car park in the tiny Tasmanian town of Wynyard reads, "Egress from this carpark is…

7 years ago

Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screen

There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device such as…

7 years ago

Biggest overhaul of NSW year 12 syllabus in 20 years

New syllabuses for HSC English, maths, science and history were released on February 20, updating the knowledge and skills students…

7 years ago

Why global education rankings don’t reveal the whole picture

Country rankings in international education tests – such as PISA and TIMSS – are often used to compare and contrast…

7 years ago

Last chance to enter School News writing competition

Last chance for students to enter the inspirational teacher competition. The winning student receives $500 worth of books for their…

7 years ago

Stop focusing on ‘the problem’ in Indigenous education

Much attention in Australian Indigenous education is paid to the “achievement gap” and not nearly enough is paid to the…

7 years ago

Why do we need a phonics test for six-year-olds?

Education minister Simon Birmingham has announced that all Australian six-year-olds will soon be required to do a phonics test and…

7 years ago

Expert panel to progress year one phonics test

The Turnbull Government has announced an expert group of principals, teachers, speech specialists, academics and researchers will progress the staged…

7 years ago

Governments need to look beyond education rankings and focus on inequities

The latest Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) results were released around the world on December 6. And as usual,…

7 years ago

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