Foundation for Learning and Literacy

February 23, 2023

Research reveals books falling off parents’ list of essentials

SchoolNews by Gemma Easton February 23, 2023 IG W has partnered with the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) to raise funds to support its innovative Breakfast Library program, delivering books

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

February 10, 2023

Dark Emu has sold over 250,000 copies – but its value can’t be measured in money alone

The Conversation February 8, 2023 by Julienne van Loon, Bronwyn Coate, Millicent Weber Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu, first published in 2014, represents that rare bird in small press and independent publishing

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

January 16, 2023

20 Must-Read Audiobooks with Indigenous Narrators

Book Riot November 23, 2022 by Laura Sackton One of my favorite things about audiobooks is the way they expand my reading experience. With an audiobook, I don’t just have my

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 30, 2022

20 Must-Read Audiobooks with Indigenous Narrators

Bookriot by Laura Sackton November 23, 2022 ...With an audiobook, I don’t just have my own interpretation of events and characters, but the narrator’s interpretation as well. The choices each narrator

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 10, 2022

Wingecarribee Women Writers

Charlotte and Louisa Atkinson are two of the most significant women in the history of Australian literature and yet they lie in unmarked graves in the Southern Highlands.... ...Charlotte wrote A

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 7, 2022

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards

Click to see the short list. Congratulations to all the short listed authors and illustrators.

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 7, 2022

The Vital Role of the Arts in Schools: A look at artists-in-residence

SchoolNews October 2022 by Shannon Meterkort Programs that facilitate artist- and writers-in-residence are currently not widespread in Australian schools, but the benefits of such opportunities are extensive, far beyond simply teaching

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 27, 2022

How the 50 Words project is using technology to bring language to the world

NITV 13 November 2020 by Rae Johnston The 50 Words project is an interactive online map giving everyone the opportunity to hear Aboriginal languages spoken all across the continent. Read here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 19, 2022

News from the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

This month, as part of their Translation Rights project, advance copies of six versions of The Very Hungry Caterpillar were received. The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been translated into Murrinhpatha,

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 16, 2022

Impact in Indigenous literature continues to grow

Danielle Kutchel 5 September, 2022 Probono Australia The ILF has moved away from using terms like Closing the Gap and NAPLAN results to measure its impact, focusing instead on the

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