Welcome to the
Foundation for Learning and LIteracy E-Newsletter
for July 2026
It is with great excitement that we launch our new website with our updated logo.
www.foundationforlearningandliteracy.info
A few months ago, we sought donations to help us meet our goal to design and build a new, contemporary website. We aimed to make it easier for users to find reliable resources and research along with News and analysis about what is happening in learning and literacy.
With donations from Friends of the Foundation and our committee members, we have achieved that goal. We were able to engage a highly creative web designer and now have a contemporary and easy to navigate website with all our resources and much more at your fingertips. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this possible.
On our new website you’ll find a clear, consistent format throughout with a new drop-down menu on each page to help readers navigate the site.
Our resources can be accessed through several pathways including; a pathway for educators and school leaders, another for families and another for policy makers. All pathways are easy to access.
What's New On Our Website
In the Research and Practice Library, you will find our collection of articles, news and resources organised by category: Curriculum, Policy, Pedagogy, Reading and Writing.
Alternatively, you can also use the Tag Cloud to explore the collection through keywords.
Discover the Learning and Literacy Touchstones
As current Friends know, the Foundation has developed 12 Touchstones that underpin our work and advocacy.
They are our key principles and are supported by rigorous research and evidence drawn from classrooms across Australia.
Please share this July e-newsletter widely amongst your networks so they too can visit the new Foundation for Learning and Literacy website and the 2026 We all like a good story Symposium. Suggest they become a Friend.
Past featured articles and resources can be accessed in the newsletter archive.
Yours in literacy,
The Executive and General Committees
Foundation for Learning and Literacy
In 2026, the 5th year of our symposium series, 18 like-minded organisations sit under our umbrella, extending our reach and impact.
Our 2026 focus We all like a good story: school libraries are places to discover stories, is now launched and live.
Every Australian community needs richly resourced public and school libraries with professional library staff. Equitable funding should be provided whether regional, remote or metropolitan. Sadly, many regional and remote schools do not have qualified library staff. We know that qualified teacher librarians play a big role in curating collections, promoting reading for pleasure and in teaching important information literacy and critical literacy skills.
We invite you to view the short partner videos, the research, articles and interviews and join these 18 partner organisations in advocating for the benefits of well-resourced and appropriately staffed school libraries for all Australian children and young people.
We welcome YOUR stories about the importance of school libraries and qualified library staff.
Please write to us and share your story. learningandliteracy2020@gmail.com
Get in Touch
Want to get in touch with us with your ideas or feedback?
Email Us: learningandliteracy2020@gmail.com