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Stress-free Book Week costume ideas
Feeling stressed in your quest to help your kids with a Book Week parade costume? Don’t worry, we are here to help!
Tips on teaching sight words
Teacher and author, Jayneen Sanders shares her tips on how to help children learn their weekly list of words and build their confidence at the same time.
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Today's school libraries have fewer books - and that's okay
The role of the school library has evolved.
Boys who don't read 'girl books' miss out on more than just stories
Librarians, teachers and parents often act as gender gatekeepers when it comes to shaping boys' reading habits.
Eight Australian picture books that celebrate family diversity
In Australian picture books, family representation has been overwhelmingly traditional. But this may be changing.
The summer slide in reading – and beyond
Rather than being an enemy of children's reading, social media could be a solution to help nurture a love of books.
John Burningham, prolific author of children's books, dies at 82
The much-loved author and illustrator died on January 4.
'I felt terrible': why parents are blamed when their child can't read
A widely held fallacy about reading - that all kids can learn to read by regularly being read to - is leading to a new form of parent-shaming
What’s the difference between decodable and predictable books, and when should they be used?
Children in the early stages of learning to read should be given decodable books to practise and generalise their developing alphabetic skills.
Learning music early can make your child a better reader
Learning music in the early years of schooling can help children learn to read.
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I wanted my kids to love books. So why did I stop reading them myself?
It's embarrassing to admit how few books I've read for myself in recent years.
Five books to read before you see the movies
Five great reasons to pick up the book before heading to the box office.
Having more books as a teen makes you smarter
Science says so.
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