Foundation for Learning and Literacy

January 17, 2022

15 Helpful Books for Young Environmentalists

Bookriot by Juno Kuo Lee Dec 2 2021 Climatologists have been warning us for years about climate change, environmental degradation, and the need to “act now” by changing practices that harm

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January 13, 2022

A Simple Way to Encourage Students to Read More Broadly

April 16, 2021 Edutopia by Julia Torres When students experiment with ways of classifying books beyond reading levels, they may feel liberated from strict ideas about what they should be reading. Read

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January 12, 2022

School Drama: powerful professional learning in your own classroom

Sydney Theatre Company's School Drama™ is a unique professional learning experience for primary teachers, bringing together drama and quality children's literature to improve student literacy and engagement. Teachers work closely with a Teaching

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January 9, 2022

Building Better Independent Reading with Engagement, Reading Identity and Trust

Heinemann Blog by Dr Jennifer Scoggin and Hannah Schneewing Independent reading is the right of every student, yet we know that too many students are not given access to this

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January 9, 2022

Ministerial interference is an attack on academic freedom and Australia’s literary culture

The Conversation Jan 4 2022 On Christmas Eve, many researchers across the country received the news that their Australian Research Council (ARC) funding applications had failed. For most of them, this

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December 31, 2021

Fewer kids read for fun anymore. They’re losing out on more than great stories

Los Angeles Tribune Dec 28, 2021 by Karin Klein Kids who read for pleasure daily score the highest on reading assessments, according to the American Library Assn.; no surprise there. The

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December 19, 2021

Australia Reads

More books, More Often Reading Books Matters to our Health and Happiness: the Growing Research Reading books and its benefits: making us smarter, healthier, happier. Research shows that reading books can be a

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December 19, 2021

Part 2: Effective Literacy Teaching In High Schools With Misty Adoniou

Latest podcast from Cue Learning with Misty Adoniou Literacy leader Misty Adoniou continues the conversation with Phil Callen about navigating the nuances and challenges of teaching literacy in high schools. Listen here

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December 16, 2021

Laureate Learnings

An interview with 2020-2021 Australian Children's Laureate Ursula Dubosarsky I hope that more children and adults think about the library as a place that is as much a vital part of

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December 16, 2021

Help Teens Connect with Fiction

Harvard Graduate School October 26, 2021 by Emily Boudreau Discussion strategies to foster meaningful conversations about literature Literacy and ELA standards often call to mind skills like fluency, phonemic awareness, or vocabulary

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