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This month FFLL is featuring Touchstone 7 which highlights the importance of learners spending time reading texts they choose independently. Engaging in independent reading as much as possible contributes to enriching vocabulary, broadening spelling knowledge, and deepening comprehension.

 
A new book, edited by Teresa Cremin and Sarah McGeown, Reading for Pleasure: International Perspectives, with contributions from leading international researchers, provides up-to-date evidence on the benefits of reading for pleasure and how it impacts the lives of children and young people.

 
You might also like to visit the Reading for Pleasure website.

New Website Resources for system leaders, school leaders and policy makers

The following excellent articles have been added under the Literacy and other curriculum areas tab on the Foundation for Learning and Literacy website:

Savage, G. New Super Bureaucracy for schools: Visionary reform or risky gamble? (2025, September10). Edu Research Matters.

Martin, A. et al. Immigrant Students: How to support motivation and achievement. (2025, September 8). Edu Research Matters.

Spina, L. et al. Readiness to teach? That will take time and development. (2025, September 1). Edu Research Matters.

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learningandliteracy2020@gmail.com

We hope you will enjoy some time for relaxation and reading for pleasure during the coming holidays.

Yours in literacy,
The Executive and General Committees
Foundation for Learning and Literacy

We all like a good story-imagine the possibilities

Three new Ambassador videos have been added to our 2025 Symposium this month:

• Will Kostakis, IBBY Australia’s Ena Noël Award 2018 winner for his novel The Sidekicks (Penguin, 2016). He talks about how we build bridges when we read.
• Maryam Master, winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers with Laughter is the best ending discusses how books and stories have been here lifeline.
• Astrid Hicks, illustrator of the award-winning Laughter is the best ending talks about how she wants her images to weave in with the text of stories.

Partner Activity
Outback children learn as they recreate bilby's comeback story in Corner Country

Jane Vaughan and Big Sky Stories has published its first picture book Little Tilby Bilby in partnership with Wild Deserts, Transgrid and children from the Corner Country. It shares the story of the return of the bilby and other animals to the Corner Country of Far West New South Wales. Read the whole story here.

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There is a large range of current items related to all areas of literacy and learning in our NEWS area.

 Two recent News pieces include:

• Michael Rosen’s guide to having a happier day.
• WestWords’ annual Booktober begins on 1 October aimed to encourage participants (or Bookworms) to read more books! They can opt in to raise funds to support WestWords in providing books and literacy programs to disadvantaged kids within the Greater Western Sydney region. Read more here.

The members of the Foundation for Learning and Literacy acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of the country that we call Australia.

We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future

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