Posts tagged phonics
4 ways to become a more effective teacher using the science of learning
4 ways to become a more effective teacher using the science of learning

The Bell Ringer, June 11, 2025, By Holly Korbey and Nathaniel Swain

“How can you be creative, critical, or collaborative about something you know very little about?”
— Dr. Nathaniel Swain

This powerful question challenges some of the most popular ideas in education—and opens the door to a deeper conversation about why knowledge must come before skills in effective teaching.

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Why phonics hasn’t won the reading wars - yet
Why phonics hasn’t won the reading wars - yet

TES Magazine, June 3, 2025, By Holly Korbey

The reading wars have been “vociferous” in Australia, says author and LaTrobe senior lecturer Nathaniel Swain. University professors who train teachers have been especially resistant to reforms. “They saw phonics as being really backward, and just one part of a range of ways of teaching students to decode or to teach them to make meaning,” Swain says.

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