Understanding the technological shift from a literary to a post-literary society is crucial for rethinking AI’s place in learning environments.
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Reading anxiety involves excessive worries and apprehensions about reading activities.
Are education systems succeeding in transforming individual abilities into collective opportunities? This is what rankings ought to be measuring rather than reducing education to a few figures.
Inflexible meeting times, transportation and childcare challenges can limit parents or caregivers from getting involved in their children’s education.
Pisa should be seen as a warning light, rather than a diagnosis of what is wrong with Welsh education.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has distributed 318 million books worldwide. Nearly 50,000 Australian children are receiving a free book every month.
An adult can read at a fifth grade level and still be a productive employee or caregiver who navigates practical life with competence.
There is not only one way to learn to read, as people who are deaf, blind or dyslexic demonstrate.
This gap was already a problem before the latest data. But the most recent results show how things are getting worse.
National NAPLAN results are released today, putting the spotlight on students’ numeracy and literacy skills.
The science of reading shows there is a limit to what our eyes can process – and it’s far less than 1,000 words per minute.
What’s the best way to get boys reading more? The answer might actually lie in less focus on gender.
Some teachers increasingly are shifting their approach to reading, assigning fewer books than they once did.
Home languages can help children learn English and become stronger readers.
As schools focus more on evidence-based reading instruction, less time is available for children to practice reading for pleasure.
Children receive support from their partner throughout the session, with their teacher monitoring the interactions in the class.
Enslaved people were not just enslaved physically, but mentally as well. as widespread laws in the South barred enslaved people from receiving an education.
Growing old isn’t always easy. But new research suggests staying curious and social may help you age well.
Reading is arguably the most difficult task one must learn. To understand why it is difficult, one must understand the physiology of reading.
Functional literacy describes the skills needed for everyday life in our complex society. Improving it for adults may be Australia’s biggest challenge.
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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