Learning Difficulties

The Science of Math is a movement focused on using objective evidence about how students learn math in order to make educational decisions and to inform policy and practice.

There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on...

The purpose of this review is to summarise the empirical evidence for a range of literacy intervention practices and programs that are in use in schools in Australia. The review is designed to support...

For those who like to read research papers, here is a list of Keith Stanovich's reading research publications. Keith Stanovich, a Professor Emeritus of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the ...

There is strong agreement among reading scientists that learning the phonological connections between speech and print is an essential element of early reading acquisition.

It is now common practice in almost all primary and many high schools to seat students in table groups. The aim is to encourage discussion and collaboration when students are engaged in group work.

A child’s early experiences with books both at home and later in school have the potential to significantly affect future reading performance. Parents play a key role in building oral language and lit...

The use of predictable books has been a dominant feature of early reading instruction. A developing focus on synthetic phonics, however, has led to curriculum changes which now require children to rea...