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Bilingual education is possible for all South Africa’s children.
A programme of school building once helped reduce the murder rate in Mexico. It’s time for the government to double down on education for the sake of peace.
A new survey of Australian primary teachers found almost 65% of teachers never asked students to write at home with the support of a family member.
A study of thousands of students hospitalised with an injury or illness confirms they are likely to fall behind their classmates. But good management and targeted help with learning cut the risk.
A whole-school approach to literacy is far more effective for students, but few Australian schools have practical plans for building literacy across all subject areas.
The claims made by the creators of the app – which highlights parts of words to supposedly enhance users’ reading abilities – are dubious.
Verbal abilities provide benefits in school and in one’s career. Fostering a love for stories and fiction in children should be a high priority.
Low literacy levels are a common contributing factor in Australia’s homeless population. We asked people who have experienced homelessness how poor literacy affected their lives – and what would help.
We studied an innovative mentorship program that pairs specialist music teachers with early childhood educators to bring quality music programs into schools.
Investing in bilingual education can reduce grade repetition, drop-out rates, and improve literacy outcomes.
Research shows the brain processes language as if it’s music, which helps explain the link between music education and gains in literacy. Unfortunately, not all states have heeded the evidence.
My friend, with whom I co-founded a library in Mazar-i-Sharif, tells me books are like lights. With no one visiting the library and opening books, ‘the lights are off.’
Demonstrating for parents how to talk with their babies and toddlers can improve kids’ vocabulary and math skills, new research finds.
A major survey shows learning to read for pleasure can help children and their communities in many ways, but the field remains under-studied and under-resourced.
Grocery shopping and family meals are prime opportunities to build reading and math skills – particularly for young Latino children, a new study finds.
The number of school librarians in the US has dropped about 20% over the past decade, a recent study found. Here are four ways school librarians prepare students for today’s world.
Standard English is but one of a myriad ways of speaking the English language. No child should be penalised for speaking another
When schools honour and learn from immigrant parents’ knowledge, they support more opportunities to enhance young children’s linguistic, cultural and social experiences.
Scientists and local communities can work together to design interactive play spaces that build math and literacy skills.
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Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark
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Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
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Senior Research DECRA Fellow, Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Education Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research
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Professional Learning and Development Facilitator in Literacy Education, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor at the Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology, School of Education, La Trobe University
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Professor in Language Education, member bua-lit collective, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Literacy, Edith Cowan University
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Professor in Early Childhood Education and Community, University of Canberra