Literacy, families and learning

Practical, timely & sound advice on literacy, learning, families & education for parents, media, teachers & students

Monday, August 27, 2012

Is There a Best Age to Start School? It all depends.

My daughter Nicole on her first day of school I wrote about this topic in January for readers 'Down Under', but in northern hemi...

Monday, August 20, 2012

2012 Australian Children's Book Council Awards Review

The Children's Book Council Australia has announced the winners of its 2012 book of the year awards. This coincides with the start of ...

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Why Questions are Critical for Children's Learning & Reading

Children ask lots of questions. Sometimes their questions don’t move beyond repetitive “Why?” questions that can be annoying. But as well ...

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Getting Young Readers into Chapter Books

This post has two purposes. It offers suggestions for chapter books that are suitable for children aged 5-8 years. First, for you to read ...

Friday, July 27, 2012

Great children's books for home or classroom

UPDATE: Quick update to the post that follows and was written last week. This week ALDI is selling some brilliant Australian picture books...

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Great New Children's Books for 5-18 year-olds (July 2012)

This post is my latest review of children's books. All except 1 or 2 have been published this year. They are mostly Australian author...

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About Me

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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