Reading

READING, part six: The media say we have a reading crisis now . Do we?

Noella Mackenzie and Martina Tassone explores what the media say about reading. This is the sixth and final

READING, part five: why teachers must have more than this year’s model of literacy

Noella Mackenzie and Martina Tassone explore structured literacy, whole language and balanced literacy. This is the fifth post

READING, part four: Is the science of reading settled?

Noella Mackenzie and Martina Tassone explore the Science of Reading (SoR) in this fourth post to celebrate Book

READING, part three: What is the Simple View?

Noella Mackenzie and Martina Tassone explore the Simple View of Reading (SVR) in this third post to celebrate

READING, part two: What really works for readers and when?

This morning Noella Mackenzie and Martina Tassone helped us navigate the reading jungle We start this afternoon’s post

READING, part one: How to find your way through the jungle

By Noella M Mackenzie and Martina Tassone

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

By Georgina Barton

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

By Nathaniel Swain, Pamela Snow, Tanya Serry, Tessa Weadman and Eamon Charles

Schools are places for all kinds of success, including academic achievement. In their recent article, “If not now,

Proactive and preventative: Why this new fix could save reading (and more)

By Kate de Bruin, Eugénie Kestel, Mariko Francis, Helen Forgasz and Rachelle Fries

When our research on supporting reading, writing, and mathematics for older – struggling  – students was published last week, most of the responses missed the heart of the matter. In Australia, we have always used “categories of disadvantage” to identify students who may need additional support at school and provide funding for that support. Yet

The last blog for the night – reading, shadow education in China, time poverty among teachers, philanthropy in schools

By Naomi Barnes, Rafaan Daliri-Ngametua and Kathleen Smithers

One of our intermittent blogs during the #AARE2022 conference. If you want to cover a session at the conference,