Literacy, families and learning

The terms 'Transformational Teaching' and 'Transformational Learning' are discussed in the academy at times. But is this ju...

I have six grandchildren and as they grow older their interests become clearer. All love learning, but not all have the same learning in...

In this post I review eight new novels for readers aged 8 years to Young Adult. They arranged in what for me is reverse order. I start with ...

My eldest granddaughter (aged 12 years) says I have the best job in the world because in her words, "people just send you great books t...

Above: Creating a 'fairy' garden I've written previously about the need to see giftedness as much more than simply intelle...

This is a new version of a previous post about the value of Shakespeare for children of all ages, even primary school children  I had littl...

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Librar...