Issue 4, December 2017

In this edition, we continue our focus on phonics, with an explainer from Kevin Wheldall, Pamela Snow and Linda Graham; a discussion of why the digital age makes phonics more important than ever from Tom Nicholson; and a reflection by Anne Glennie on converting from phonics-phobic to phonics fanatic. We also have several articles on reading comprehension – James Murphy gives seven steps to improving comprehension, and John Kenny outlines the importance of vocabulary. In our Q&A this issue, Kevin Wheldall speaks with reading expert Linda Siegel.

You can view a digital edition of Nomanis here, download a PDF of the full edition here (2mb), or download the individual articles below:

• Editorial: Achieving educational excellence in Australian schools: Kevin Wheldall and Robyn Wheldall

• What’s age got to do with reading?: Kevin Wheldall, Molly de Lemos and Craig Wright

• A journey to the dark side – phonics-phobic to phonics fanatic: Anne Glennie

• Code-teaching or code-breaking?: Dianne Murphy

• Explainer: Phonics is not a method of reading, it is a method of learning how to read: Kevin Wheldall, Pamela Snow and Linda Graham

• In support of phonics: Kathy Rastle

• Children struggle to hear and teachers struggle to teach in new open-plan learning environments: Kiri Mealings

• Q&A with Linda Siegel: Kevin Wheldall

• The importance of vocabulary for reading comprehension: John Kenny

• Seven steps to improving reading comprehension: James Murphy

• Requiem for a straw man: James Murphy

• Some thoughts on the teaching of reading: Bob Sweet

• Zero to hero - why we need phonics more than ever in the digital age: Tom Nicholson

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