Posted by Unknown | 5:09 AM

There have been a number of new book series for younger readers in the last year (see my previous posts on series HERE & HERE ), but on...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:34 AM

I have written previously on this blog about the importance of play for children ( here and here ), but structured games can also have a si...

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Posted by Unknown | 6:13 AM

An exciting project in the Western Sydney is giving voice to students from diverse backgrounds, using poetry supported by simple yet very ef...

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Posted by Unknown | 5:56 AM

The desire to write appears early In the late 1970s and early 1980s academics began to talk a lot about the relationship between reading and...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:15 AM

My daughter Nicole on her first day of school I wrote about this topic in January for readers 'Down Under', but in northern hemisphe...

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Posted by Unknown | 3:11 PM

The Children's Book Council Australia has announced the winners of its 2012 book of the year awards. This coincides with the start of ...

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Posted by Unknown | 3:51 AM

Children ask lots of questions. Sometimes their questions don’t move beyond repetitive “Why?” questions that can be annoying. But as well ...

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