Literacy, families and learning

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Monday, April 29, 2013

An exciting new author & illustrator: Charlotte Lance

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Charlotte Lance is the author and illustrator of a delightful new picture book call ' A Really Super Hero ' published by Allen ...
Friday, April 19, 2013

Developing Craft & Stamina in Young Writers

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There are many good reasons to implement daily writing workshops classrooms. Probably most important amongst these is that they offer t...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013

CBCA Children's Literature Shortlist Announced

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The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) shortlist has been announced, as has the list of ' Notable ' books. The awa...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Childhood Writing of Dickens, Austen, Ruskin, Bruce & Others: What can we learn from it?

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An interest in Juvenilia As I have written already on this blog ( here ), children can begin to write from a very young age. While th...
Friday, March 22, 2013

25 Great Short Story Anthologies for Children 5-15

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  There was a time when everyone read short stories. While school primers and reading resources still make good use of collections of st...
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Friday, March 15, 2013

Why make & do books matter, and what they teach

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I've written before about the importance of books that encourage children to make and do things. This is a revised version of a post I...
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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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