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14/04/2025

Phonics Plus: does the new Victorian approach to reading miss differentiation and meaning-making?

EduResearch Matters Appril 14, 2025 Naomi Nelson While Phonics Plus aims to support early literacy, its lesson plans reveal concerning gaps in differentiation and comprehension development. Victoria’s reading reforms must balance

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09/04/2025

News from Australian Children’s Laureate

Hello everyone,At the start of April, your Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin joined six other International Laureates and Reading Ambassadors at the International Children's Laureate Summit at the Bologna Children's

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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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23/03/2025

Sally Rippin on advocacy, change, and the future of reading

SchoolNews by Shannon Meyerkort The Australian Children’s Laureate is a two-year role given to an Australian author or illustrator who is making a significant contribution to children’s literature. As the 2023-2025

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19/03/2025

100 Best Australian Books of the 21st Century

Selected by Australia's leading booksellers Book People website Australian literature has flourished in the first quarter of the 21st century, with our authors crafting extraordinary stories that captivate, challenge, and inspire. To

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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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17/03/2025

LitUp literature initiative to revitalise reading

Arts Hub 13 March, 2025 by Thuy On A new initiative recently launched by Australia Reads will enable more live literature events with Australian authors. LitUp is the result of a partnership

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12/02/2025

New report from Australia Reads released today!

Understanding Australian Readers How do we get more people reading? What are the best ways to reach those who rarely read? And what can we practically do to influence reading habits? Understanding

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06/02/2025

Happy Laureate Anniversary Sally Rippen

It is exactly ONE YEAR since we announced Sally Rippin as our eighth Australian Children's Laureate and her mission to show why 'All kids can be readers!'.Sally reached millions of people

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03/02/2025

Reading: How to prioritise reading for enjoyment in classrooms

EduResearch Matters AARE blog February 3, 2025 Mellie Green, Southern Cross University The mystifying magic bullet Recent reports suggest that as many as 30% of young Australians are not reading at

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