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23/03/2025

2025 Book of the Year Awards – Notables

The Children's Book Council of Australia website This year’s Notables were announced on Tuesday 25 March 2025. We received 730 entries for 15 expert judges to assess in this year’s awards. The

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17/03/2025

News from Australian Children’s Laureate

March 2025 From Sally Rippen: It has been such a busy and exciting start to my second Laureate year, attending events and planning lots more, as well as my own writing behind

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15/03/2025

Part 4: Celebrating Growth in Literacy

Teachific 2 March Sharon Callen Building a Passionate Reading and Writing Community in Your Classroom When was the last time your students were so captivated by each other's writing that you could

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29/01/2025

Evidence-Based Literacy Teaching: A Workshop Roadmap for Educators

teachific Blog 26 January 2025 Sharon Callen We recently designed and presented this workshop for a school in far north South Australia. It offers a comprehensive approach to powerful literacy teaching

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03/12/2024

News and greetings from ACLF and Sally Rippen

Australian Children's Laureate It's hard to believe we have reached the end of Sally Rippin's first year as Laureate. Your incredible 2024–25 Australian Children's Laureate has already reached almost 25,000 people –

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14/10/2024

Part 4: Blessing the Book with Sharon Callen

In part 4 of the podcast series, Sharon delves into a carefully curated collection of picture books. She highlights their ability to engage both teachers and students, while introducing themes

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30/09/2024

Fostering a love of stories in a child’s first years is key to lifelong reading

The Conversation September 25, 2024 Elaine Reese Children’s literacy rates are falling around the globe. In response, a number of governments, including New Zealand’s, are overhauling the way reading is taught

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24/09/2024

Phonics isn’t working – for children’s reading to improve, they need to learn to love stories

The Conversation April 10, 2024 Wilem Hollman Cathie Wallace Gee Macrory ...And we know from a study that has examined the findings of many research papers that a phonics-led

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14/08/2024

Phonics isn’t working – for children’s reading to improve, they need to learn to love stories

The Conversation April 10, 2024 Willem Hollmann, Cathie Wallace Gee Macrory... And we know from a study that has examined the findings of many research papers that a phonics-led approach is

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13/08/2024

Key principles for designing early years literacy programs

Australia Reads August 6, 2024 What is best practice when it comes to early years literacy program design? Professor Robyn Ewing shares some key considerations, based on decades of research. Becoming literate

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