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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Meet the Author: An Interview With Paul Collins

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About Paul Collins Paul was born on Canvey Island , England in 1954. He was raised in New Zealand and moved to Australia in 1972. His fir...
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Friday, June 24, 2011

Reading to Lydia

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Rebecca Reads To Lydia While Nanna has a first nurse Our family had the great joy of welcoming the newest child to the family last week. ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Writing that Matters

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Maria Paula Ghiso has written an excellent article in the May 2011 edition of ' Language Arts ' titled "Writing that Matters...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Your Baby Can Read – Part 3

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It’s almost 3 years since I first did a review of 'Your Baby Can Read' (YBCR) ( here ) and two and a half years since my second post...
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Monday, June 6, 2011

Aussie Book Reviews (Older Readers) - June

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This is another of my 'Aussie Book Reviews'. As I tend to share more picture books than novels and graphic novels, I thought in this...
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Monday, May 30, 2011

Stimulating Children's Imaginations: Creating Time, Freedom and Space

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Boys in the 1950s (Courtesy 'Chapel Hill Memories') When I was a child my weekly timetable involved little more than 5 elements: ...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Supporting Boys as Readers: A review of 'Best Books for Boys'

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I have written a number of posts on this blog dealing with ' Boys and Reading ' because I am often asked by parents and teachers for...
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Trevor Cairney
I am a Professor of Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. I have spent a large part of my adult life as a teacher, academic, researcher and senior university administrator. My interests are varied, including how children learn language and literacy, the nature and construction of meaning, curriculum, pedagogy, and adult learning.
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