Literacy, families and learning

Poetry is a much-neglected part of literature. I've written before about its power to allow us to express and explore varied aspects o...

The latest batch of kids' books across my desk for review includes the following great examples. 1. ' Footpath Flowers ' by Jo...

This is a revised version of a previous post.  In Australia most schools are closed for a short spring break . There is a good chance that ...

An Introduction for non-Australians Emily Gap N.T. Aboriginal** Australians were the original inhabitants of the continent we know t...

Much has been said about 'Transformational Teaching' and 'Transformational Learning' in recent times. Is this just academi...

I've written many posts about Key Themes in children's literature. While cats haven't taken over the children's literature ...