Learning and Literacy News
Stay up to date with what's happening in learning and literacy. This new feed brings together a curated stream of news, research, resources, and stories from around Australia and beyond — from curriculum updates and parliamentary inquiries to author spotlights, library initiatives, and First Nations perspectives in the classroom.
Whether you're an educator, school leader, or simply passionate about learning and literacy, browse below for the latest articles, curated by the Foundation for Learning and Literacy team.
Announcing Sally Rippin as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2024 and 2025
Sally's theme as Laureate is 'All kids can be readers!' Click here for more information on this exciting announcement.
Why Writing about Reading Matters: A Teacher’s Guide
Posted by Sharon Callen on Teachific 5 Feb 2024 When kids write about what they read, they're showing what they think. It's a chance for them to share their ideas. By looking at what students write...
Key findings of the Australia Reads Research Review.
In order to drive systemic change, we need to understand the underlying factors that influence the reading behaviours and habits of Australians – from early readers to adult readers, and in contexts...
Caps for Sale
The Paris Review by B.J. Novak January 19 2024 I’ve noticed that a striking number of the best children’s books have been written by people who had no children: Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon)....
Why Australia should ban private schools
The Saturday Paper by Elizabeth Farrelly Jan 27- Feb 2, 2024 The Finnish education system offers a model by which to fix Australia’s broken school system, but first we need to ban private schools....
School funding: is it fair?
SchoolNews January 30, 2024 by Gemma Easton Funding is always a hot topic in schools, and now, the debate is heating up. The current economic climate sees budget squeezed ever tighter, as schools...
The Top 7 Tips to Launch A Great School Year
From Cue Learning 21 January 2024 Click here for the top 7 literacy teaching tips to start the year in the best way possible!
NAPLAN has ‘insidious’ influence on teaching practices, new study shows
The Educator 30 Nov 2023 NAPLAN is severely inhibiting the capacity for educators to do things differently in the classroom, a new study has revealed. The research from the Australian Catholic...
Catch up on the Literacy Symposium episodes from 2023
All 15 are free and accessible here Why not start with Reading Australia: what's the big picture? Australia Reads Join Anna Burkey, Head of Australia Reads as she discusses the state of reading in...
Reading and Writing for Pleasure A Framework for Practice
The Mercers' Company 2023 Children and young people‘s enjoyment in reading and writing is declining; UK and international studies indicate considerable cause for concern (Clark et al., 2022; Mullis,...
Expert Panel’s Report
The Expert Panel delivered its report, Improving Outcomes for All: The Report of the Independent Expert Panel’s Review to Inform a Better and Fairer Education System to all Education Ministers on 31...
What do teachers do in the school holidays? They work, plan, and rest
The Conversation January 5, 2024 by Vaughan Cruickshank, Brendon Hyndman Many people believe teaching is an easy job involving short days and long holidays. Anyone working in the profession,...
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