Literacy, families and learning

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

Monday, November 29, 2021

25 Children's Books to Share at Christmas

I often do a post in Nov-Dec about books that are appropriate to share at Christmas. In this post, I feature 25 books that are varied and ...

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Helping children to access and use stories to understand and represent their world

I was asked recently to send one of my followers a conference paper on literacy that I presented in 1986! While looking for that paper it le...

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Review of Children's Book Council of Australia Awards 2021

It's always a joy to review the Australian Children's Book Council Awards each year. This year my review is a little later than u...

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

A Recent Change of Importance to Followers

Followers of this blog have always had the option of being notified by email each time I post something new. This function was delivered by ...

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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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