By Angela Smith
Education
10 November 2017
Reading is an essential skill for learning and life, and stories take children on wonderful adventures. As Dr. Seuss wrote in I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!, “The more that you Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
30 October 2017
Traditional language teaching often focuses on repetition and rote learning, but children want to learn through experience and engagement. Discover how you can make learning fun with these exciting and Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
23 October 2017
Differentiation is fundamental to modern teaching standards. By acknowledging the diversity of the learning experience, educators can provide a better learning environment for their students. Discover what the experts have Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
23 October 2017
Student engagement is essential for any learning experience. In order to keep your students active and attentive during spelling lessons, it’s important to mix-up your teaching methods. Discover how to Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
16 October 2017
Gamification involves the application of game-related principles and to non-game contexts such as education in order to improve outcomes. Gamification can keep students engaged throughout the semester, with studies finding an up to Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
21 September 2017
It can be tough to think of ways to keep things interesting when teaching writing to high school students. Fortunately, there are so many great lesson plans out there to Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
14 September 2017
The English language is complex, and it’s difficult for even native speakers to know all of the intricacies of its grammar rules. Here are a few of the more difficult Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
7 September 2017
Worldwide, we spend over 3 billion hours every week playing video games, and it’s estimated that by 2018, the global gamification market will reach $5.5 billion. Gamification is seen everywhere from the workplace to Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
21 June 2017
There’s no one best way to teach young students how to read. Learning to read is a developmental process that takes time. Every child learns differently, so it’s important to incorporate different teaching Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
25 March 2017
Many teachers will agree that differentiation is a key element in the implementation of a successful education strategy for English language learners. But does this mean already busy teachers should Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
9 October 2016
We know it can be challenging for teachers to find time to prepare lesson plans and the associated assessment tasks, especially during the build up to NAPLAN. To support teachers, LiteracyPlanet has created new NAPLAN Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
2 May 2016
The inclusion of an early phonics check as part of school funding conditions announced in the Federal Government’s 2016-17 Budget this week is an encouraging development for child literacy standards in Australia. Read more…
By Angela Smith
Education
27 July 2015
We often come across the terms ‘differentiated learning’ and ‘personalised learning’, especially when it comes to education technology. Both frameworks focus on meeting the diverse educational needs of children, but they Read more…
