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October 15, 2021

The Benefits of Reading for Fun

Edutopia by Youki Terada April 23 2021 In a new study published in Reading and Writing, Martin-Chang and her colleagues found significant differences between students who read for pleasure outside of
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy
October 15, 2021

World Teachers’ Day 2021

This year Australia will celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 29 October 2021. There are lots of ways that your school community can get involved in every state and territory. Information here
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy
October 13, 2021

When Listening to a Book Is Better Than Reading It

New York Times October 6, 2021 by Farad Manjoo ...I rise now to liberate the audiobook from the murky shadow of text. Audiobooks aren’t cheating. They aren’t a just-add-water shortcut to
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October 13, 2021

AJE special edition: spotlight on learning progressions

ACER news 30 September 2021 Learning progressions are based on evidence that students in a single cohort can be at very different points in their learning and therefore require targeted instruction
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy
October 11, 2021

Dear Nadhim Zahawi, the Tories vowed to ‘eradicate illiteracy’ years ago. What went wrong?

The Guardian 9 October 2021 by Michael Rosen You’ll know by now that children score much higher on the year 1 tests than the year 6 tests. These are of course
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy
October 11, 2021

Australian politicians trust scientists on Covid. Why don’t they listen to teachers on school reform?

The Guardian October 11, 2021 by Paul Sahlberg We need to quickly find sustainable ways to improve the status of the (teaching) profession in Australia. That requires a rethink of current
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy
October 10, 2021

Part 1: Making Connections – The Literacy Teaching Game Changer

October 11, 2021 FREE podcast from Cue Learning After recently completing a three day literacy teaching intensive for a group of schools, Sharon Callen reveals the key insights and outcomes
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October 10, 2021

The Guardian view on children’s books: take them seriously

Editorial ( October, 2021 Good literature is fundamental to young people’s development. We must not devalue it. Read here
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October 10, 2021

The Canon of Children’s Literature: Does it Exist? Should it?

Book Riot by Jamie Herndon September 30, 2021 I think many people have an idea of the children’s classics from their own childhood and what’s considered “enriching” for their own children.
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Foundation for Learning and Literacy
October 8, 2021

Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the Nobel Prize for Literature

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Joy Lawn Abbas in The Last Gift grasps that “Everyone has stories. I had not thought of that before.” Abdulrazak Gurnah’s stories have finally brought
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