Literacy, families and learning

I want to share two anecdotes and discuss what I see as a fundamental principle that I think each demonstrates about learning in families. A...

I recently noticed a comment on an old post that I'd missed. The comment was on a post titled "The importance of play - Part 2...

Many people over the age of 50 grew up reading comics in their spare time. Comics had their genesis in the satirical works of artists like R...

We have been talking about electronic books for many years, but up to this point in time the many models released have promised much and ret...

Bob Graham is one of Australia's most popular illustrator/authors of picture books. He was born in Sydne...

I have already written on this blog about helping children to choose books [ here ] and I have some practical help on my website [ here ], b...

The Language Experience Approach probably had its genesis in the creative activities of many teachers who drew on children’s firsthand exper...