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early literacy
Research reveals books falling off parents’ list of essentials
SchoolNews by Gemma Easton February 23, 2023
IG W has partnered with the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) to raise funds to support its innovative Breakfast Library program, delivering books
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Roald Dahl Books are Being Sanitized in New Editions
Bookriot Community Feb 20, 2023
The publisher Puffin has removed or changed hundreds of words in Roald Dahl’s books in new editions to “modernize” them, including Augustus Gloop being described as
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Australian Children’s Laureate newsletter
If you haven't had time to explore them all yet, don't worry – the holidays are the perfect time to exercise your imagination.
Check out the activities shared by this year's
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Active Problem Solving in Reading is NOT a Guessing Game
Reading Recovery Community Originally posted December 16, 2019 by Jamie Lipp, PH.D
The bottom line is this: The idea that teachers are simply telling students to “guess” at a word
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The Science of Reading and the Perils of State Literacy Policies: Virginia’s Cautionary Tale
NCTE 12.01.22 Dorothy s. Suskind
In this space, where the Reading Wars have claimed to be won, and the science settled, where narrow reading instruction is purported to support a wide
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The Science of Reading and the Media: Is Reporting Biased?
Literacy Research Association by Maren Aukerman, The University of Calgary November 23, 2022
At least two questions are critical for assessing journalistic quality. First, does the writing exhibit bias that distorts
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How to evaluate letter name knowledge
Letter names provide an important foundation for students. Literacy expert Sharon Callen talks about the different activities teachers can use to check a child's understanding of letters.
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Teachers Sharing Their Professional Practices Part 1 from Cue Learning
Literacy expert Sharon Callen brings in three teachers to share their literacy teaching practices...
The group talks about the challenges and opportunities in developing units of work in an integrated way.
They
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Letting Students Experience a Text Before They Analyze It
edutopia August 18, 2022 by Andrew Boryga
By giving students a chance to read text ‘like a reader’ first, you can help them generate insights in a natural, informal way—before asking
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