Literacy, families and learning

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

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Boys & Learning: Build, Design, Create & Experiment

Above: Experimentation & play In an article in 'The Atlantic' Jessica Lahey called on schools to 'stop penalizing boys...

Monday, September 12, 2016

Quizzical & Querrelsome Quails: An Integrated Unit for Grades 2-4

Above: Father Quail with his 1 week old son In this post, I talk a little about quail, introduce some kids' books that focus on th...

Monday, August 29, 2016

2016 Australian Childrens Book Council Award Winners

The Children’s Book Council of Australia announced the 2016 CBCA Book of the Year Awards on Friday 19th August. The theme this year was ...

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

How Can Teaching Change Learners? 6 Steps to transformation

What is Transformational Teaching? In the simplest possible terms Transformational Teaching (TT) is teaching that creates environments tha...

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

20 Great Non-Fiction for Reluctant Readers

This is a repeat post but I will update but I hope that it's still as helpful. Some of these are ideal books for boys who are reluctant...

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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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