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Every Child a Reader…But Not Yours
Coming up to the third anniversary of the death of my firstborn, I can’t say she’s not on my mind. The anniversary effect started a

Independent Driving Activities for Learner Drivers
I often get asked to recommend ‘independent reading activities’ or ‘independent spelling activities’ for children learning to read and spell, and I’m always reminded of

The Correct Reading Alliance People: A New Bottle (spoiler: same old wine)
And now we cross live, for the launch of the Correct Reading Alliance People. Interviewer: I’d like to welcome Professor Donna Kruger to the launch

Polish a Word: Unexpected Words that Come from Arabic
I have had the great honour, over the last year or so, to have been a regular guest on the ABC Radio Adelaide Jules Schiller

Stranded in a World of Brang and Drawed
We are judged on our linguistic output whether we like it or not. People are instinctively primed to make snap decisions about others based on

What is the one question we never ask our new students?
The start of every year brings a new influx of students. They all have certain things in common: They have not progressed in reading and/or