Margaret K. Merga (PhD, MEd, GradDipEd, BAHons) is a lecturer in Secondary English Teaching at Murdoch University in Western Australia. Her research areas include literacy, health promotion in education, technology in education, secondary education and doctoral education. She has taught in schools in Australia and internationally.
Words are powerful, and a rich vocabulary can provide young people with significant advantages. Successful vocabulary development is associated with better vocational, academic and health...
Many of us will be able to recall the enjoyment of shared reading: being read to and sharing reading with our parents. However, my research has found that of the 997 Year 4 and Year 6 res...
Existe una idea generalizada de que los niños son más propensos a leer si se trata de un dispositivo como un iPad o un Kindle. Sin embargo, un nuevo estudio demuestra que no tiene por qué...
There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device such as an iPad or Kindles. But new research shows that this is not necessarily the case.
