Literacy, families and learning

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

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Do we listen to children but never really 'hear' them? The lost art of understanding our students.

I've had a paper on my study floor for several years in my pile of papers loosely categorized as those ‘I must read some day’. Many time...

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...

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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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