Stewart Riddle and Eileen Honan write in The Conversation (16.3.16) about common misconceptions and misinformation regarding literacy learning in schools.
‘When education commentators turn their attention to the teaching of reading in Australian schools, they often use metaphors of war. They talk about the reading wars as if our classrooms are sites of intense battle.
‘This can lead to parents becoming not only confused, but deeply worried about the teaching of reading, and whether their children are being used as cannon fodder in a fight between two opposing sides.
‘The reality of teaching and classrooms across Australia is far from this image of battle zones, bullets and wars.
‘Government and professional associations are making concerted efforts, at the national and state levels, to ensure our school students receive the best possible reading instruction.’
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