Kids’ reading apps failing to deliver educational value
Many mobile apps claiming to support early reading skills in children fail to deliver actual educational benefit, with positive app store reviews seemingly driven by aesthetics […]
Can robots help with reading?
Meeting key learning targets in primary school is important, and the early years are the best time to give some children extra help if they fall […]
Launch of South Australia’s new literary journal
Flinders University’s College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences is proud to support the launch of South Australia’s new literary journal, Splinter. Led by South Australian […]
Paper and iPad best for children’s literacy
Young children are fluent in both new and older technologies such as books, blocks and crayons but school systems still favour traditional print-based literacy practices and […]
Playing with sounds helps reading skills
A new study from Flinders University shows four-year-old children who receive phonics and lessons about individual sounds in words can become better readers. While 50 preschoolers […]