Literacy, families and learning

There have been a number of new book series for younger readers in the last year (see my previous posts on series HERE & HERE ), but on...

I have written previously on this blog about the importance of play for children ( here and here ), but structured games can also have a si...

An exciting project in the Western Sydney is giving voice to students from diverse backgrounds, using poetry supported by simple yet ver...

The desire to write appears early In the late 1970s and early 1980s academics began to talk a lot about the relationship between reading...

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

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

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