Updated October 2025
ABC Education. (2025). Writing tips. Retrieved March 2025 from www.abc.net.au/education/media-literacy/nimn-writing-tips/104688260?utm_campaign=abc_education&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_education
Amass, H. (2025). What the writing framework gets wrong about writing. Retrieved August 2025 www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/primary/what-dfe-primary-writing-framework-gets-wrong-debra-myhill
Baron, N. (2024). The power of touch is vital for both reading and writing. Retrieved May 2024 from theconversation.com/the-power-of-touch-is-vital-for-both-reading-and-writing-227982?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=bylinecopy_url_button
Beegan, L. (2025). Writing skills at record low, with many year 9 students at primary school level. Retrieved August 2025 from www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/in-the-age-of-ai-our-kid-s-writing-skills-are-more-important-than-ever-20250717-p5mfqw.html
Bretz, C. (2025). Building foundational writing skills in early childhood classrooms. Retrieved June 2025 from www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-handwriting-early-childhood-classrooms
Cassidy, C. (2024). The write stuff: Australian children have to earn their pen licence, but is the coveted certificate on the way out? Retrieved August 2024 from www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/20/the-write-stuff-australian-children-have-to-earn-their-pen-licence-but-is-the-coveted-certificate-on-the-way-out
DeCarlo, M.J.T. (2024). Philadelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum - a literacy expert explains. Retrieve December 2024 from theconversation.com/people-who-are-good-at-reading-have-different-brains-244786?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%203198732624&utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%203198732624+CID_a1c77bba6d5dccc877f010f5be69f981&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=People%20who%20are%20good%20at%20reading%20have%20different%20brains
DeWitt, E., Swift, C., Bretz, C. (2025). The power of handwriting : improved reading, thinking, memory and learning. Retrieved October 2025 from www.the74million.org/article/the-power-of-handwriting-improved-reading-thinking-memory-and-learning/
Duffy, C. (2025). New teaching resources aim to reverse Australian students' poor writing results. Retrieved June 2025 from www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-26/teaching-resources-reverse-students-poor-writing-naplan/105454122?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
First Five Years. (2019). The importance of drawing to writing. Retrieved November 2024 from www.firstfiveyears.org.au/early-learning/the-importance-of-drawing-to-writing
Grenier, J. (2025). Why oral language is the key to learning to write. Retrieved June 2025 from www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/early-years/why-oral-language-key-learning-write
Killick, K. (2025). Why NAPLAN writing is failing out kids. Retrieved August 2025 www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/opinion-why-naplan-writing-is-failing-our-kids/287814
Lansdown, S. (2024). Popular method of teaching reading and writing leaves learning to chance'. 'Retrieved June 2024 from www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8526889/workshop-model-to-teach-reading-writing-in-act-school-criticised/
Mangan, A. & Velay, J. (2010). Digitising literacy: Reflections on the haptics of writing. In Advances in haptics ed. Ny M.H. Zadeh. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-haptics/digitizing-literacy-reflections-on-the-haptics-of-writing>
Nanda, A., Wee, K., Ng, S., Tang, H.L. (2025). Why handwriting matters. Retrieved June 2025 from www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2025/06/why-handwriting-matters/index.html
Nietschke, Y, Dabrowski, A. (2023). Beyond reading and writing : reframing literacy. Retrieved June 2024 from www.acer.org/ae/discover/article/beyond-reading-and-writing-reframing-literacy
Pajalic, A. (2024). In an increasingly digital work, it's more important than ever for students to develop their handwriting skills. Retrieved May 2024 from www.abc.net.au/education/it-is-important-for-students-to-develop-their-handwriting-skills/103786028?utm_campaign=abc_education&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_education
Parr, G., Diamond, F., Keary, A., Bradfield, K. (2022). What AERO's report of writing development in Australia doesn't want to talk about. Retrieved 9 July 2024 from lens.monash.edu/@education/2022/11/07/1385245/what-aeros-report-of-writing-development-in-australia-doesnt-want-to-talk-about
Pino-Pasternak, D., Malpique, A. (2025). Why AERO must return to the evidence on writing. Retrieved July 2025 from blog.aare.edu.au/why-aero-must-return-to-the-evidence-on-writing/
Roessingh, H. (2024). Teaching cursive handwriting to young children? Here's how they learn, and resources for instruction. Retrieved September 2024 from theconversation.com/teaching-cursive-handwriting-to-young-children-heres-how-they-learn-and-resources-for-instruction-222243
Smith, R. (2025). Making students write by hand would improve their learning. Retrieved February 2025 from www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/making-students-write-hand-would-improve-their-learning
Sukovic, S. (2014). iTell: Transliteracy and digital storytelling. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 45(3), 205-229. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00048623.2014.951114>
Van Bergen, P., Burns, E., Wang, H-C. (2025). Which type of note-taking is better for learning : laptop or pen and paper? Retrieved February 2025 from theconversation.com/which-type-of-note-taking-is-better-for-learning-laptop-or-pen-and-paper-250404?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=bylinecopy_url_button
Weetman, N. (2024). We know there are many benefits to writing by hand - in a digital world we risk losing them. Retrieved May 2024 from www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/may/03/we-know-there-are-many-benefits-to-writing-by-hand-in-a-digital-world-we-risk-losing-them
Wood, P. (2016). NAPLAN meaningless as a test of creative writing skill, says 65-Rtorey Treehouse author Andy Griffiths. ABC News Breakfast. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-09/naplan-meaningless-for-testing-creative-writing-skills/7704356>
Wyse, D. (2024). Isolated phonics lesions aren't working : here's a better way to teach young children to read and write. Retrieved June 2024 from theconversation.com/isolated-phonics-lessons-arent-working-heres-a-better-way-to-teach-young-children-to-read-and-write-230272
ABC Education. (2025). Writing tips. Retrieved March 2025 from www.abc.net.au/education/media-literacy/nimn-writing-tips/104688260?utm_campaign=abc_education&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_education
Amass, H. (2025). What the writing framework gets wrong about writing. Retrieved August 2025 www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/primary/what-dfe-primary-writing-framework-gets-wrong-debra-myhill
Baron, N. (2024). The power of touch is vital for both reading and writing. Retrieved May 2024 from theconversation.com/the-power-of-touch-is-vital-for-both-reading-and-writing-227982?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=bylinecopy_url_button
Beegan, L. (2025). Writing skills at record low, with many year 9 students at primary school level. Retrieved August 2025 from www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/in-the-age-of-ai-our-kid-s-writing-skills-are-more-important-than-ever-20250717-p5mfqw.html
Bretz, C. (2025). Building foundational writing skills in early childhood classrooms. Retrieved June 2025 from www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-handwriting-early-childhood-classrooms
Cassidy, C. (2024). The write stuff: Australian children have to earn their pen licence, but is the coveted certificate on the way out? Retrieved August 2024 from www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/20/the-write-stuff-australian-children-have-to-earn-their-pen-licence-but-is-the-coveted-certificate-on-the-way-out
DeCarlo, M.J.T. (2024). Philadelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum - a literacy expert explains. Retrieve December 2024 from theconversation.com/people-who-are-good-at-reading-have-different-brains-244786?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%203198732624&utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%203198732624+CID_a1c77bba6d5dccc877f010f5be69f981&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=People%20who%20are%20good%20at%20reading%20have%20different%20brains
DeWitt, E., Swift, C., Bretz, C. (2025). The power of handwriting : improved reading, thinking, memory and learning. Retrieved October 2025 from www.the74million.org/article/the-power-of-handwriting-improved-reading-thinking-memory-and-learning/
Duffy, C. (2025). New teaching resources aim to reverse Australian students' poor writing results. Retrieved June 2025 from www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-26/teaching-resources-reverse-students-poor-writing-naplan/105454122?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
First Five Years. (2019). The importance of drawing to writing. Retrieved November 2024 from www.firstfiveyears.org.au/early-learning/the-importance-of-drawing-to-writing
Grenier, J. (2025). Why oral language is the key to learning to write. Retrieved June 2025 from www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/early-years/why-oral-language-key-learning-write
Killick, K. (2025). Why NAPLAN writing is failing out kids. Retrieved August 2025 www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/opinion-why-naplan-writing-is-failing-our-kids/287814
Lansdown, S. (2024). Popular method of teaching reading and writing leaves learning to chance'. 'Retrieved June 2024 from www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8526889/workshop-model-to-teach-reading-writing-in-act-school-criticised/
Mangan, A. & Velay, J. (2010). Digitising literacy: Reflections on the haptics of writing. In Advances in haptics ed. Ny M.H. Zadeh. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-haptics/digitizing-literacy-reflections-on-the-haptics-of-writing>
Nanda, A., Wee, K., Ng, S., Tang, H.L. (2025). Why handwriting matters. Retrieved June 2025 from www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2025/06/why-handwriting-matters/index.html
Nietschke, Y, Dabrowski, A. (2023). Beyond reading and writing : reframing literacy. Retrieved June 2024 from www.acer.org/ae/discover/article/beyond-reading-and-writing-reframing-literacy
Pajalic, A. (2024). In an increasingly digital work, it's more important than ever for students to develop their handwriting skills. Retrieved May 2024 from www.abc.net.au/education/it-is-important-for-students-to-develop-their-handwriting-skills/103786028?utm_campaign=abc_education&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_education
Parr, G., Diamond, F., Keary, A., Bradfield, K. (2022). What AERO's report of writing development in Australia doesn't want to talk about. Retrieved 9 July 2024 from lens.monash.edu/@education/2022/11/07/1385245/what-aeros-report-of-writing-development-in-australia-doesnt-want-to-talk-about
Pino-Pasternak, D., Malpique, A. (2025). Why AERO must return to the evidence on writing. Retrieved July 2025 from blog.aare.edu.au/why-aero-must-return-to-the-evidence-on-writing/
Roessingh, H. (2024). Teaching cursive handwriting to young children? Here's how they learn, and resources for instruction. Retrieved September 2024 from theconversation.com/teaching-cursive-handwriting-to-young-children-heres-how-they-learn-and-resources-for-instruction-222243
Smith, R. (2025). Making students write by hand would improve their learning. Retrieved February 2025 from www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/making-students-write-hand-would-improve-their-learning
Sukovic, S. (2014). iTell: Transliteracy and digital storytelling. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 45(3), 205-229. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00048623.2014.951114>
Van Bergen, P., Burns, E., Wang, H-C. (2025). Which type of note-taking is better for learning : laptop or pen and paper? Retrieved February 2025 from theconversation.com/which-type-of-note-taking-is-better-for-learning-laptop-or-pen-and-paper-250404?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=bylinecopy_url_button
Weetman, N. (2024). We know there are many benefits to writing by hand - in a digital world we risk losing them. Retrieved May 2024 from www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/may/03/we-know-there-are-many-benefits-to-writing-by-hand-in-a-digital-world-we-risk-losing-them
Wood, P. (2016). NAPLAN meaningless as a test of creative writing skill, says 65-Rtorey Treehouse author Andy Griffiths. ABC News Breakfast. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-09/naplan-meaningless-for-testing-creative-writing-skills/7704356>
Wyse, D. (2024). Isolated phonics lesions aren't working : here's a better way to teach young children to read and write. Retrieved June 2024 from theconversation.com/isolated-phonics-lessons-arent-working-heres-a-better-way-to-teach-young-children-to-read-and-write-230272