Writing with All Tools Continuum v1.1
Summer is here – and the schools in all our Australian states are either on their summer break or about to finish the school year. For me, this means I get a little more time to go through notes and...
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The Problems with Hand-Over-Hand v2.0
Hand-over-hand as a teaching strategy is increasingly being defined as restrictive practice. However, I still find that many people working in this area use hand-over-hand as a teaching strategy...
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Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction Version 2.0
Over the last several weeks, I have spent time updating my first online course – and I’m delighted to announce that on October 6th I’ll be launching Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction...
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Assistive Access – new iOS Accessibility feature that ROCKS!!
As many of you will know, iOS17 was released yesterday to coincide with the release of the latest iPhone models. One of the new accessibility features in iOS17 is going to be game changer for me. I am...
View ArticleOnline Course: Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction v2 now...
I am delighted to announce that the updated version of the Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction course is now available! The course is now available for registration at...
View ArticleTeaching the Alphabet - With Variety
Many of us work with students who are just starting on their journey of learning the alphabet - or who are at different stages in learning the alphabet. Erickson and Koppenhaver (2019) identified 10...
View ArticleDevelopmental Writing Instruction Version 2: Writing Assessment, Development,...
As usual, a large part of my time this year has been spent focusing on writing - assessment and instruction. As part of this, I have been spending time updating my online writing course - and I'm...
View ArticleMoving Towards a More Inclusive Model of Reading: the Active View of Reading
There are many different models of reading in English. Each of these has been developed in an attempt to explain the very complex skill of reading. Earlier this year I was introduced to a model of...
View ArticleWriting with All Tools Continuum v1.2
I'm very happy to let you all know that version 1.2 of the Writing with All Tools continuum is now available. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback and suggestions for the continuum - please keep...
View ArticleDevelopmental Writing Instruction Version 2: Online Training now available
I'm very excited to let you know that the online training Developmental Writing Instruction v2: Writing Assessment, Development, Teaching & Learning is now available. Version 2.0 of the course...
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