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Stop chasing NAPLAN results. Start building a lifetime of literacy and learning instead. Every year, thousands of Australian parents find themselves asking the same question: “How can I help my child do better in NAPLAN?” The better question is: “What…

Understanding the NAPLAN report NAPLAN isn’t a pass-or-fail exam. It is a diagnostic snapshot of your child’s skills in literacy and numeracy, benchmarked against national standards. These assessments occur in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 and highlight areas of…

NAPLAN is not like the other exams Make your child exam-ready Avoid putting too much pressure on your child How stress affects your child “The most effective way of preparing your child for NAPLAN is to keep developing literacy and…

Well, we should hope so. The hype around the movie has been and almost gone. Most children (and lots of us ‘big children’) have seen it once, twice or more. Children have delighted in comparing the accuracy of the film…

Current Favourites at Arrendell based on the opinions of eighty 9-13 year olds: The Big Nate series Dork Diaries series Go Girl series Judy Moody series Horrible Histories series Diary of a Wimpy Vampire series Andy Griffiths books – especially all Just … titles Morris Gleitzman, especially Once, Now, Then, After, Boy…