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Listening to Reading – Watching While Writing protocols (adapted from Dr Nell Duke, 2020)

Topfer , C. (2026)

In 2020 the lead researcher in this work, Dr Nell Duke, released a Listening to Reading-Watching While Writing protocol https://www.nellkduke.org/listening-to-reading-protocol. This is an informal formative assessment tool designed for use during normal daily instruction or after daily instruction when reflecting on pieces of children's writing or recordings of their reading. Christine Topfer and Southern Cross Early Childhood School, ACT have adapted the protocol to meet the specific needs of the teachers and the children at the schools in which they work.

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Keywords: Reading | Writing

Resource Added: 1 April, 2026

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