Education is for every child, with or without a disability

Education is for every child, with or without a disability....

30 October, 2019

Looking At Literacy: Developing Resilience

For very young children, their first understanding of how the world works and how people interact come from the stories they hear. Nan Williamson looks at how resilience can be developed through reading to children. A songline is a map of Country and helps one feel...

26 September, 2019

Don’t Panic: Coping with Climate Anxiety in Ourselves and Our Kids

Melbourne father Dr Matthew Roberts found a magazine article about climate change helped him think through his own climate panic. On climate change it seems the world of the adults is split in two, between those of us in various degrees of denial and those of...

26 September, 2019

In A World Of His Own

Since Linda Wyrill’s son doesn’t conform to standard developmental milestones, she seeks out others willing to help him bravely go where no child seems to have gone before. Yes, my son is wonderfully creative. But to think outside the square, he would first have to be...

19 September, 2019

New campaign to change the way we think on babies brain development

Meaningful moments, early and often, build young brains. The message may sound simple but it’s a strong and important one, central to a new early childhood awareness campaign from the world leading researchers at Telethon Kids Institute and the philanthropic Minderoo Foundation. Bright Tomorrows Start Today shows how...

16 September, 2019

In celebration of ‘Sesame Street’ 50 Years strong

“The number of three, four, and five-year-old children in the United States has been estimated at around 12 million. In the past few years, this population, once the most neglected, educationally speaking, has marched to the center of the stage. The reasons for this new...

05 September, 2019

Looking at Literacy: Bedtime Reading

Joelie Hancock reports that while most schools and education departments provide information for parents on how to support the learning of schoolchildren, similar details are not readily available to the carers of preschoolers, even though it is widely understood that these early years are when...

15 August, 2019

Getting to know your librarian – MS Readathon

As a practising teacher-librarian, Megan Daley has some tips and tricks for how to make the most of your school library and teacher-librarian. As an ambassador for the MS Readathon, she has some thoughts on how it can help your child to develop empathy for...

08 August, 2019

Grants offered to inspire kids with sustainable hands-on projects

The change from single-use plastic bags has helped provide funding for another round of grants for a sustainable hands-on project for schools and preschools. Woolworths and Landcare Australia are inviting Australian primary schools and early learning centres to apply for a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants grant...

25 July, 2019

Looking at Literacy: Between The Lines

Professor Kevin Wheldall explains that there’s more to learning to read than meets the eye. Even if a child can read fluently and has a good vocabulary, that is not enough. The child also has to be able to make sense of words in context. Anyone who...

17 July, 2019