Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 27, 2021

Yes, adult literacy should be improved. But governments can make their messages easier to read right now

The Conversation July 27, 2021 by Cath Ferguson Having a low level of literacy is not the same thing as being illiterate. The definition of “illiterate” is the inability to read

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 25, 2021

Strengthening Literacy Through the Arts with Robyn Ewing

Free podcast from Cue Learning Many teachers are yet to unlock the full potential of the arts as a powerful way to unlock literacy learning in students. So how do we fully

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 25, 2021

Why is reading imaginative literature is so important?

In this short piece Robyn Ewing draws on the work of key researchers to explain why reading imaginative literature is so important for early childhood, primary and secondary classrooms. Stories,

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 20, 2021

Quote from Exploding SOME of the myths about learning to read: A review of research on the role of phonics

Reading is defined as a process of bringing meaning to andconstructing meaning from texts (text is defined in its broadest sense to include visual and digital). It is not merely

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 15, 2021

What Matters

Kathryn H. Au and Taffy Raphael Reading Research Quarterly, 356 (S1) pp.S65-S67 2021 International Literacy Association Alerting members: "Let’s stop arguing about matters that do not matter and instead collaborateto help schools improve

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 12, 2021

Planning for Spelling Across the School with Diane Snowball

Free from Cue Learning June 12, 2021 True success in spelling comes when schools have a strategy that integrates and evolves with every year level. In this episode, one of Australia's top

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 9, 2021

POEM FOREST

From Red Room Poetry: POEM FOREST is a free nature writing prize that literally breathes life back into the natural world that sustains us. Created by Red Room Poetry, in partnership with

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 4, 2021

Briggs turns author: ‘I wish I’d had a book like this when I was a kid’

SMH by Ali Gripper July 2, 2021 Books to celebrate NAIDOC Week and beyond. Time to build your library! “Our stories are 60,000 years old and have a deep ancestral wealth,” Saunders

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 4, 2021

Story Doctors with Boori Monty Prior

As part of NAIDOC Week, Cue Learning chats with Boori Monty Prior, award winning Indigenous Australian author and performer about the launch of his new book, 'Story Doctors.' Boori reveals

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

July 4, 2021

Children’s audiobooks are growing in popularity. How useful are they for kids learning to read?

ABC News by Sarah Scopelianos Literacy expert Misty Adoniou advises parents to read to their children, not only to build their relationships but also for greater learning outcomes. Dr Adoniou, an adjunct associate

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