They Said WHAT? Setting the record straight

Response to "Teachers in 'subliminal' bid to bar phonics", The Australian, 19 March 2009

Is it really the case that English teachers do not value their subject and want to downgrade literature in the national curriculum? Response to The Australian 1-2 March 2009

English Teachers oppose moves to strengthen the study of Australian literature, The Australian 18 September 2008

Class-based waffle, The Australian, 13 June 2008

Associate Professor Ilana Snyder's new book, The Literacy Wars, was pilloried in The Weekened Australian, 2 February 2008

What Dumbing Down says about constructivism

International studies cast doubt on recommendations of the National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy

Phonics & Educational Research: Editorial "Reading the Riot Act: Critical literacy is about indoctrination, not education". The Australian, 5 September 2007

Critical literacy in international curriculum frameworks: Kevin Donnelly “A Canon We Can’t Afford to Overlook”, The Australian, 9 August 2007

“A Canon We Can’t Afford to Overlook”, Kevin Donnelly on Australian Literature in Schools, The Australian, 9th August 2007

Reading Recovery is failing, Justine Ferrari, The Australian, 18 June 2007

Kevin Donnelly approves of school vouchers, The Australian, June 9-10 2007

International Testing & the results of Australian students. Kevin Donnelly, The Australian, May 19-20 2007

Schools still fail on reading. Phonics & the Teaching of Reading, Justine Ferrari, The Australian, 30 April 2007

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