About the Foundation

The Foundation for Learning and Literacy supports the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration. We are particularly concerned with the role literacy plays in ensuring our children become compassionate, confident, competent and creative citizens in an increasingly complex world. Literacy is about making meaning. It is a powerful, wide-ranging life skill that includes the traditional notions of speaking, reading and writing as well as new kinds of communication that continue to arrive with new technologies.

The Foundation provides information about relevant research and classroom practices that establishes an evidence base for effective literacy teaching and learning. Our aim is to support teachers and parents who work every day with children to give them the power, the joy and the skills of reading and writing. The Foundation’s resources will also be of interest to anyone concerned with educational policy making, including politicians, business and the media.

The Foundation has developed some Touchstones for effective literacy teaching and learning that are supported by research, and classroom success. To read more about the research evidence base, or see examples of classroom practice which exemplify each touchstone see other areas of the Foundation website.

Keep informed on latest research and developments on improving educational outcomes.

Information for parents and carers on assisting children to improve reading, writing and spelling outcomes. 

Learn from experienced literacy educators.

Check out upcoming conferences.

Participate in our annual symposium program.

Join the discussion on learning and literacy.

Join the discussion on Twitter/X and/or our private group on Facebook. 

Get involved in online and in person meetings 

In 2024, The Foundation for Learning and Literacy will present a series of video presentations and podcasts produced by representatives of organisations whose primary work is with children and young people, literacy and drama.

By registering, you'll be informed of the presentations as they go live, and able to listen to and view them immediately.

Register now to be kept informed, and see below for the Symposium Program.

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