What's right and wrong with Standardised tests?

Posted by | 10:30 AM
Standardised testing is a hot topic amongst teachers. Why? Because teachers know that tests only offer one measure of ability and progress...

Teaching and Supporting Children’s Comprehension

Posted by | 3:33 PM
Introduction Why a post on comprehension? First, because there is no more important literacy topic than helping children to understand and ...

Key themes in children's books: Death

Posted by | 10:50 PM
1. The many purposes of literature As I have argued in previous posts ( here & here ), we learn a great deal from literature. Litera...

The Daring Book for Girls

Posted by | 8:50 AM
I feel unqualified to review this book, but after reviewing ' The Dangerous Book for Boy s' (see my previous post here ), I thought ...

Growing up in Australia

Posted by | 10:00 PM
The Australian Federal Government has funded a longitudinal research study of children from birth to eleven years of age. The project is ca...
 

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