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Phonics Plus: does the new Victorian approach to reading miss differentiation and meaning-making?
Victoria’s new Phonics Plus lesson plans are being rolled out to support early literacy instruction. But do they …
Reading for Emotion: we need more from the NAPLAN marking guide
NAPLAN testing is on right now. Researchers at Charles Darwin University (CDU) critically examined NAPLAN’s narrative marking guide. …
Reading: How to prioritise reading for enjoyment in classrooms
You are probably aware of the current political and public furore surrounding children’s reading development and the decades-long …
READING, part one: How to find your way through the jungle
To celebrate Book Week, EduResearch Matters is publishing a six part series on reading by Noella Mackenzie and …
What happens when the science of reading fails
Yes! There’s the science of reading but there’s also the art of reading, here’s why we need both. …
What we want to say right now to Sahlberg and Goldfeld
Schools are places for all kinds of success, including academic achievement. In their recent article, “If not now, …
Happy new year reading: our most popular posts of all time
EduResearch Matters began back in 2014 under the stewardship of the amazing Maralyn Parker. At the end of 2020, Maralyn retired and I tried to fill very big shoes. The unusual thing about EduResearch Matters is that even posts published in the first couple of years of the blog’s existence continue to get readers – …
We all love a good story (and you can join in)
The role of story for humankind is a given: we live storied lives. Reading rich literature is always …
There are definitely better ways to teach reading
. Recent blog posts and articles in The Age have yet again stirred debates about the reading wars. …
No. There isn’t one perfect way to teach reading
Learning to read is foundational. The importance of literacy in the first years of schooling is not in …