Foundation for Learning and Literacy

June 5, 2023

Talking to Parents about Spelling

In this podcast, literacy experts Diane Snowball and Sharon Callen discuss the most frequently asked questions parents have about spelling. Continue Reading

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 27, 2022

NEW podcast from Cue Learning: Spelling with Diane Snowball

The Importance Of Teaching High Frequency Words With Diane Snowball: Expert educator and regular guest Diane Snowball talks about how to teach high frequency words purposefully and meaningfully. Listen here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 24, 2021

Children’s Word of the Year show student desire to take back control post-COVID

School News 24 November 2022 After another disrupted school year of remote learning and virtual classrooms during the COVID-19 lockdowns and prolonged restrictions, it’s not surprising that Australian students have been

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

November 23, 2021

Don’t miss these research into practice conversations.

The Foundation for Learning and Literacy has collaborated with the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association, the Primary English Teachers Association Australia, and the Australian Council of TESOL Associations to bring our

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

September 16, 2021

Spelling does make sense!

This lesson with Peter Bowers uses the spelling of the word DOES and the tools of the matrix and word sum to make sense of how the whole English spelling

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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

June 17, 2021

There is still time to register…

ALEA NATIONAL CONFERENCE Brisbane 7-9 July 2021 - this is an online event Conference Registrations now open The theme of the 2021 online national conference to be held from 7-9 July is: ‘Challenge &

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

May 13, 2021

New Success Story

Balwyn North Primary report on their Structured Word Inquiry across the school. At Balwyn North Primary School, spelling is explored through word inquiries, where students’ natural curiosity is fostered. Words investigated

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

May 12, 2021

How teachers can accelerate their spelling programs

For students it’s one thing to know how to spell, but it’s another thing to transfer that knowledge into writing. Read here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 7, 2021

Progress in Reading Instruction Requires a Better Understanding of the English Spelling System

Bowers, J. and Bowers, P. This article suggests reading instruction should be informed by building teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge about English spellings, namely the knowledge that spelling is organised by both

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