New online platform to support inclusive classrooms
Recently launched by Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan, the inclusionED online platform will assist educators to support their students whether they’re at school or learning from home. Professor Suzanne Carrington speaks with The Educator Australia about this important new resource…
Supporting students with their reading
Published in 2020, A longitudinal analysis of the alignment between children’s early word‑level reading trajectories, teachers’ reported concerns and supports provided, presents findings from the study. In this Q&A, we hear from three of the paper’s authors, Professor Linda Graham, Haley Tancredi and Professor Pamela Snow on the study’s…
New online professional learning community to help teachers make their classrooms more inclusive
inclusionED was launched on 18 May 2020. A major new online professional learning community, inclusionED was developed by a team from QUT and the Autism CRC, including C4IE members Professor Suzanne Carrington and Associate Professor Michael Whelan. This resource will help Australian educators make their classrooms more inclusive. Read…
Coronavirus restrictions cut young children’s opportunities to socialise. What does this mean for their development?
In this interview, Professor Linda Gilmore from the Centre for Inclusive Education discusses the importance of play through learning at home for young children during the COVID-19 crisis. Read the full ABC News article here…
Parents ponder repeating their children after pandemic disruption
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents are pondering the academic impact on their children and some are considering whether their child should repeat. Professor Linda Graham discussed the negative effects of repeating a school year. Read this article in the Sydney Morning Herald…
New Centre for Inclusive Education to raise standards in research and practice
Formally announced this week, QUT’s new research centre dedicated to inclusive education will help give all children and young people equal opportunities to learn and develop. Read more about C4IE in the QUT Education News…
Supporting Grade 12 students to complete school during the COVID-19 crisis?
The Grade 12 students of 2020 are facing a very different year than they had expected. Associate Professor Jill Willis and Rebecca Levingston discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on students completing Grade 12 in 2020. Listen to this ABC Brisbane Mornings interview from 2:00:05…
Helping teenagers on the autism spectrum combat anxiety and depression
QUT, the Autism CRC and Positive Partnerships have worked collaboratively to develop a new website to help build protective factors against depression and anxiety for teenagers on the autism spectrum. Read more about this important resource here…
Investigating reading levels changes in children
Ros Childs from ABC News interviews Professor Linda Graham on findings from a longitudinal study investigating reading levels changes in children from years 1-3, from 7 schools in low socio-economic areas. Published: 08 February 2020 A longitudinal analysis of the alignment between children’s early word-level reading trajectories…
How to talk to children about COVID-19
Professor Marilyn Campbell spoke recently about how to help children with the difficult messages. We’ve come to a point now where we’re being inundated by the harrowing statistics of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s hard enough to grapple with this information as an adult, but what do we tell children? The World Today radio spot Duration…