Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 9, 2024

From ‘Fiction Fanatic’ to ‘Book Abstainer’: which type of reader is your teenager?

The Conversation April 5, 2024 by Leonie Rutherford, Andrew Singleton, Bronwyn Reddan, Katya Johanson, Michael Dezuanni We know teenagers have busy and complex lives. School makes increasing demands on them, as

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 7, 2024

Michael Morpurgo: ‘Reading is not a medicine. You don’t just have to take it’

TES Magazine 28 March, 2024 Michael Morpurgo As important as reading is, it’s not something that comes naturally to everyone. When I was little, I had a wonderful mother who read

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 4, 2024

Literacy Research Commons

Literacy Research Commons is a site dedicated to sharing a range of material within the Literacy field. Explore the website here for useful resources including the new book Fact-Checking The Science

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 3, 2024

Literacy Talk

New website that provides a range of useful resources. Purposes: • to present a broader perspective on research-based literacy learning and teaching than is currently available from much of the professional literature,

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 2, 2024

Top tips for running a great live literature event

Australia Reads March 25, 2024 Live literature events bring authors and illustrators together with eager readers, through a range of talks, interviews, workshops, and performances. It’s about that inspiring experience of meeting

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 2, 2024

News from ALIA

ALIA has launched their new Strategic Plan: Strong, Active, Inclusive : Introducing the ALIA Strategic Plan 2024-2026 Read here

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

April 1, 2024

Why are our kids’ vocabularies shrinking?

Somerset Storyfest blog Jacqueline Harvey Recently there was a very concerning article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the decline in children’s vocabularies. The statistics quoted were staggering and based on

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 18, 2024

Creating Stronger Readers Through Read-Aloud

Teachific Blog posted by Sharon Callen 17 March 2024 In this insightful blog, Sharon shares her experiences and strategies for incorporating read-alouds into her classroom routine when she taught students in

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

March 17, 2024

Widening Teachers’ Reading Repertoires: Moving beyond a Popular Childhood Canon

ILA The Reading Teacher 16 February 2024 by Teresa Cremin, Sarah Jane Mukherjee, Juli-Anna Aerila, Merja Kauppinen, Mari Siipola, Johanna Lähteelä To develop a love of reading in the young, teachers need rich repertoires of children's

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Foundation for Learning and Literacy

February 26, 2024

New ‘Imaginative Texts’ Writing Units

teachific Posted by Sharon Calen 25 Feb 2024 EMPLOY THE 'READING LIKE A WRITER' PROCESS ...where students see how authors craft their stories. Then students have a few short attempts at honing

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