Literacy, families and learning

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

Friday, December 28, 2018

Six Ways Storytelling Can Enrich the Holiday Season

Storytelling is such a central part of what it is to be human, that when any group of people gather they will end up...

Friday, December 21, 2018

Children's Literature to Share at Christmas

I usually do a post in December about books that are appropriate to share at Christmas. In this post I feature 26 books that are varied an...

Friday, November 30, 2018

Children's Books as Springboards to Special Places

I've written about children's books with a strong sense of place before, but I want to revisit the topic with some new books as well...

Monday, October 29, 2018

Is my Child Gifted? You'll need more than test results to tell.

Imagination & creativity starts early Spotting whether your child is gifted requires more than success on school tasks. I've wri...

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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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