Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Role of Imaginative Re-creation in Literacy & Learning

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  A well -received present . T he 'Lord of the Rings' L ego Imaginative recreation is an essential part of learning, probably ev...
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Thursday, October 18, 2012

6 Ways to Help Young Writers Become More Authentic

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In the May 2011 edition of ' Language Arts ' Maria Paula Ghiso wrote an excellent article in which she made a number of important po...
Friday, October 12, 2012

10 Exciting New Children's Story Apps

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It seems some time since I reviewed some good educational and literature apps. Earlier in the year I reviewed ' Seven New Children's...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Cross-section books and why boys love them

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Cross section books have been around for some time, but there is no doubt that the illustrative masters of this genre for children are Ste...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

'The Sword Girl' Series: A look at the writing of Frances Watts

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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...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Using Board Games To Teach

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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...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Power of Poetry & Animation: Giving Voice to Young Urban Writers

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