A 2006 survey found Tasmania has the lowest level of adult literacy in the country; fed up with an education system that he feels is letting children down, one cattle farmer decided to take matters into his own hands.
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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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A 2006 survey found Tasmania has the lowest level of adult literacy in the country; fed up with an education system that he feels is letting children down, one cattle farmer decided to take matters into his own hands.
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Research shows the brain processes language as if it’s music, which helps explain the link between music education and gains in literacy. Unfortunately, not all states have heeded the evidence.
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With 52% of 15-year-olds now saying they read only if they have to, experts say a new way of teaching literacy is overdue.
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Young people report consuming news makes them feel smart. But many say they pay little attention to the source of the information they are getting.
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Reading aloud can help young children learn about new words and how to sound them. There’s great value too in providing opportunities for children to enjoy regular silent reading, which is sustained reading of materials they select for pleasure.
But not all schools consistently offer this opportunity for all of their students. We regularly hear from teachers and teacher librarians who are concerned about the state of silent reading in schools.
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Advice that children should still be read to as teenagers makes sense, as they learn the complex gear changes between speech and prose
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Amid concerns about Australia’s position in international literacy rankings, parents are an untapped resource for improving literacy.
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Around a fifth of 15-year-olds in Australia do not have basic financial literacy.
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There is a lot of misinformation about how Australia prepares teachers to teach reading and writing in schools. So here's how it really works.
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FINANCIAL literacy gives people the power to shape their future, and the biggest barrier to success can be not knowing how to get started.
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Poor parenting and too many hours in front of the TV are being blamed for a "disturbing" rise in the number of children lacking the basic skills they need when they start school.
One speech therapist had to teach a 5-year-old the word "banana", and one Wellington school is running a programme to teach new entrants basic motor skills that include how to hang up their school bags.
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"Are you as worried as we are that the overall impact of technology on our children’s ability to solve complex research problems is negative? Have you heard a child near you say, 'Just Google it,' when asked to describe the meaning of life? Research shows that students primarily use one search engine and then only look at the first page of results. They can quickly give up or settle for something 'close enough' when they don’t find the information they’re looking for. Huge amounts of time are being wasted in searches void of the rigor of research."