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Literacies in Action

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Our annual conference forges important connections between traditional and screen, media and digital literacies. This practical conference supports teaching English (Language, Literacy, and Literature) across the curriculum from Foundation to Year 8. The focus is on building student skills and confidence in reading and viewing, writing and creating, listening and speaking, while fostering engagement and enjoyment in learning. The interactive program presents a range of evidence-based, engaging strategies for teaching…

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More play and less therapy for students

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Dr Peter Gray, Psychology Today, 23 July 2022.  Reposted 20 Aug 2022. Schools produce anxiety and depression and then hire counsellors to reduce them.  Gray challenges school systems to do an experiment.  In one condition, continue with standard practice. In the second condition, hire more therapists. In the third condition, cut homework or eliminate it, reduce the emphasis on testing, and most important, include at least one full hour of…

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