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What are ‘decodable readers’ and do they work?

  • Written by: Misty Adoniou, Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
What are ‘decodable readers’ and do they work?Children with access to books reach higher levels of education.from www.shutterstock.com

The Victorian Coalition has promised $2.8 million for “decodable readers” for schools if they win the upcoming election.

Money for books must surely be a good thing. But what exactly is a “decodable reader”? After all, surely all books...

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Phubbing (phone snubbing) happens more in the bedroom than when socialising with friends

  • Written by: Yeslam Al-Saggaf, Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University
Phubbing (phone snubbing) happens more in the bedroom than when socialising with friendsSome social situations are more conducive to phubbing than others.Shutterstock

Have you ever been around people who spend more time looking at their phone than they do at you? Then you know what it feels like to be “phubbed” – and you’re probably guilty of doing it yourself.

Phubbing is the practice of looking at your phone...

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Why are unions so unhappy? An economic explanation of the Change the Rules campaign

  • Written by: Shirley Jackson, PhD Candidate in Economic Sociology, University of Melbourne

In October hundreds of thousands of workers took to the streets to campaign for better wages and conditions as part of the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ Change The Rules campaign.

The response from critics of the movement, including the Commonwealth government, has been to decry the temporary loss of economic output and to blame the...

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After a deadly month for domestic violence, the message doesn't appear to be getting through

  • Written by: Silke Meyer, Senior Lecturer in Domestic and Family Violence Practice, CQUniversity Australia
After a deadly month for domestic violence, the message doesn't appear to be getting throughAustralia has launched countless domestic violence campaigns over the years. So, why haven't they shifted public attitudes on the problem? Joe Castro/AAP

On average, at least one woman is killed every week at the hands of a current or former partner in Australia. Last month, the numbers were even more alarming. Nine women were killed in October - se...

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  1. Cricket Australia's culture problem is it still doesn't think fans are stakeholders in the game
  2. Ideas of home and ownership in Australia might explain the neglect of renters’ rights
  3. State governments can transform Australia’s energy policy from major fail to reliable success
  4. Your poo is (mostly) alive. Here's what's in it
  5. How new spinal injury treatments help some people to walk again
  6. What teeth can tell about the lives and environments of ancient humans and Neanderthals
  7. Facebook delivers traffic but no money for news media
  8. the protest songs of New Caledonia's independence referendum
  9. While I Was Waiting captures the tragedy of the Syrian civil war in Damascus
  10. what any country can and can't do in Antarctica, in the name of science
  11. Traditional culture may help Indigenous households manage money better
  12. Food fraud, the centuries-old problem that won't go away
  13. I have an exam tomorrow but don't feel prepared – what should I do?
  14. National interest test for research grants could further erode pure research
  15. which human uses are OK for protected areas?
  16. To make housing more affordable this is what state governments need to do
  17. If a star explodes, will it destroy Earth?
  18. We need better jury directions to ensure justice is done
  19. How Mirka and Georges Mora fled the Holocaust and created bohemia across the world
  20. 'Everybody Lies' author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on why we tell the (sometimes disturbing) truth online
  21. Russia is a rising military power in the Asia-Pacific, and Australia needs to take it seriously
  22. India unveils the world's tallest statue, celebrating development at the cost of the environment
  23. the many meanings of monsters
  24. How to watch a scary movie with your child
  25. Forget bouncing back, balance is the healthiest way to manage weight post-pregnancy
  26. No state has all the answers in school education
  27. Protecting the 'right to be forgotten' in the age of blockchain
  28. When you're not PM but behave like you are
  29. The new electric vehicle highway is a welcome gear shift, but other countries are still streets ahead
  30. Satirist Jonathan Biggins on sending up the pollies
  31. Labor is making big promises for a Pacific development bank, but questions remain
  32. a literary hero with bite
  33. why Australia’s hospitals and health care is failing
  34. The search for the source of a mysterious fast radio burst comes relatively close to home
  35. Australian cricket's wake-up call on a culture that has cost it dearly
  36. How to pitch to The Conversation
  37. Five questions (and answers) about casual employment
  38. The Conversation wins a UN Day Media Award
  39. how political donations could be reformed to reduce potential influence
  40. Indian diaspora in New Zealand and Australia
  41. If we're to have another inquiry into mental health, it should look at why the others have been ignored
  42. Why Australia should be wary of the Proud Boys and their violent, alt-right views on race
  43. Expecting autistic people to 'fit in' is cruel and unproductive; value us for our strengths
  44. How flashing lights and catchy tunes make gamblers take more risks
  45. Infrastructure splurge ignores smarter ways to keep growing cities moving
  46. It's clear why coal struggles for finance – and the government can't change that
  47. how to tell the difference between hay fever and the common cold
  48. Some questions for Simon Birmingham, from two researchers whose ARC grant he quashed
  49. Uncomfortable comparisons. Why Rod Sims broke the ACCC record
  50. Dancing Grandmothers offers a moment of communion

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