Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 16, 2021

Books and resources for ANZAC Day

Find free teacher's notes on the Reading Australia website The Happiness Box: A Wartime Book of Hope by Andrew McLean and Mark Greenwood Based on the original book created in 1942 by

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 15, 2021

Have you read Linda Gambrell’s article?

The Seven Rules of Engagement for Older Readers found here Read the latest blog by Cue Learning which explores this article. There are seven rules of engagement for teachers to motivate older

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 13, 2021

‘Why is reading education pedagogically confused?

Cambourne 2021 The answer to this question lies in history as well as different understandings about what reading is.' This short paper published by the Foundation for Learning and Literacy provides

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 5, 2021

Reading for pleasure

Michael Rosen 26 February 2021 “There is a lot of talk in the air about how to help children 'catch up' because of the pandemic. Helping children to read widely and often for pleasure will

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 2, 2021

Everybody’s Selling It- But just what is explicit, systematic phonics instruction?

Heidi Anne E. Mesmer & Priscilla L. Griffith. (2005) International Reading Association (pp. 366–376) Very experienced K-3 teachers from across the United States, who were members of the ‘International Reading association’,

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 25, 2021

There’s more than one good way to teach kids how to read

January 22, 2020 12.49am AEDT Updated January 22, 2020 3.18am AEDT by Kindel Turner Nash, Leah Panther A growing number of influential journalists, dyslexia advocates, politicians and some local school officials argue

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 24, 2021

PROOF POINTS: Paper beats pixels on most picture books, research finds

Games, built-in dictionaries and e-book add-ons can distract by Jill Barshay March 22, 2021 in The Hechinger Report Read here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 21, 2021

Motivating Older Readers

In this week's free podcast from Cue Learning listen to 'Motivating Older Readers' with Giselle Pulford, a Year 6/7 teacher at Nairne Primary School. The thinking Giselle brings to this topic will

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 20, 2021

New booklist added

Explore the comprehensive list of wordless picture books here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 15, 2021

Reading Like a Writer

A new free podcast form Cue Learning Literacy experts Sharon and Phil Callen talk about how students become better at writing when taught to read like a writer. Teaching the craft of

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