Reading instruction, perhaps more than any other teaching practice, has always been fiercely contested, with the ‘war’ between phonics and whole language instruction reaching right back to the 1800s. In recent times, however, a lot of evidence-based research has underscored ...

Data shows there has been a worldwide decline in writing achievement. In trying to understand and counter this, Littlescribe founder and CEO Jenny Atkinson found that children needed a more authentic purpose for their writing and a sense of ownership. ...

Analytics and AI are combining to provide fantastic insights into “student learning and progress”. While today’s learning platforms can provide basic feedback on, say, how much of text a student has read or whether they have completed a section of ...

It’s time for other learning areas to mooo-ve over: Dairy Australia’s Picasso Cows program is inspiring primary-aged students to think more about the importance of dairy to their diets and where it comes from. Now in its 10th year, the ...

A Philippine tradition may be made into law, with the House of Representatives green-lighting a measure requiring students to plant at least 10 trees before they graduate. Currently, it’s something of a rite of passage for a Philippine student to ...

While long suspected to be addictive, gaming that interferes with one’s daily life has now been designated as a “disorder” by the World Health Organization (WHO). Importantly, a “gaming disorder” diagnosis isn’t based on how much time someone spends on ...

Look, Listen and Learn is an old saying that still holds true today. And while school entry sight tests are now common practice, the message to have children’s hearing checked before they start school, for the most part, falls on ...

‘What about the boys?’ is a common refrain in education circles when discussing academic achievement, particularly in English. In the UK, as in other western countries, this problem is stark and has dire consequences. Boys are more likely to be ...

Since its inception in Victoria in 2010, the Safe Schools program was Australia’s most controversial anti-bullying campaign. While grounded in good intentions and empirical evidence, critics of the program viewed it as a form of social engineering, a radical form ...

Separating kids according to their assessed ability is the norm in Australian education. In fact, 98 per cent of schools use some form of streaming, with advantages perceived for all parties involved. High-performing students are put on a fast track ...