How to Make Knowledge Stick
Why do students forget? And what can we do to help them remember? These questions are likely at the forefront of many teachers’ and parents' minds.
How can you help to prepare our students for exams?
3 Ways to Organise a Class Library to Foster Reading Enjoyment
I often publish resources around engaging our learners with reading and literacy. However, one aspect that significantly impacts our overall literacy instruction is the classroom environment. Our classroom libraries and their organisation play a crucial role. Using a mix of genre, topic, and author organisation can create a more engaging and effective classroom library.
Infrequent book borrowers score lower in reading assessment
Sharing an article from ACER ~ is library use a factor in student performance? It is a short read for both teachers and parents.
Almost 13% of Australia’s year 4 students who took part in an international study said they had ‘never or almost never’ borrowed books from their school or local libraries.
Tips to Engage Boys with Reading
As we enjoy the mid-year break, getting a book to replace a controller in a boy's hand is a struggle! My best advice is to 'parallel' read a book alongside your son these holidays. Discuss the plot, the characters, the choices that the character made ~ it shows your son that you value what they read. Here are some other ideas.
Reading Fiction Can Be Fun, But It Isn’t Enough To Boost Achievement
Teenagers who read a lot of fiction do ...
Level Up Your Literacy Instruction
Teaching literacy is a skill. It takes a lot of time, practice, and effort to be good at it. This article will show you how to level up your literacy instruction and make a massive impact with your students, all while keeping them engaged!
A Reading Framework: think of it as a stee...
7 Ways to Identify and Build Your Child’s Academic Capabilities
It is more than a coincidence that I have received calls from multiple parents concerned about their son's reading ability this week - all are in Year 3.
Fewer than 1 in 5 students who are behind in Year 3 catch up and stay caught up. (AERO, March 2024)
Learning gains are har...
Tracking Students’ Reading Skills
Attention educators - we have just released a brand new literacy profile report for your learners! Monitoring and documenting literacy progress is essential in not only helping students feel supported but also to grow more positive and independent in their learning.
Our team at LFK and LFB pro...
Targeting Key Comprehension Skills
This post looks at the six strategies that are used most commonly in classrooms today. Direct instruction to support comprehension development includes what is referred to as the 'super six'.
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