UCANReadAustralia Youtube Channel

Provides a collection of useful videos on various reading related topics, including ‘Why Kids Choose Books’ which is embedded below. Visit the channel to acces additional resources, including videos on Shared Reading, Echo Reading, Paired Reading and...

The Queensland Department of Education, Reading and Writing Centre

The Department of Education and Training, Queensland has a Reading and Writing Centre dedicated to providing guidance and support, in particular for children and young people with reading and writing disorders. It provides various info and resources that will be...

Helping Your Child to Read

In March 2020, Noella Mackenzie, Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University wrote 3 short posts for parents and carers on her blog. Each of the posts provides useful support for parents and carers who have children who are learning to read. Click on the links...

Designing school libraries for curiosity, creativity and connection

SchoolNews by Sarah Davison May 2026 It is where independent reading sits alongside group projects, where students can access both trusted digital resources and much-loved paperbacks, and where many young people find a sense of safety and connection beyond the formal...

Reconciliation beyond a single week

School News by Bronte Tomkins May 2026 While National Reconciliation Week is over, schools have an opportunityy to make reconciliation part of everyday school life beyond the annual week of recognition. National Reconciliation Week is a significant event in the...

You Can Teach That: Teaching First Nations Perspectives

VATE 2026 VATE’s You Can Teach That: Teaching First Nations Perspectives series is designed to support English teachers to build their own Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural responsiveness in order to provide their students with...

Exploring the parliamentary inquiry into educational attainment

School News May 2026 by Bronte Tomkins A new federal parliamentary inquiry into educational attainment is seeking to further understand and shed light on why some students achieve stronger educational outcomes than others.  This inquiry aims to investigate how...

ABC Radio National’s Top 100 Australian Books Countdown

Radio National 25 May 2026 What is Radio National’s Top 100 Books Countdown? Top 100 Books is Radio National’s annual countdown where we hand over the reins to you. You vote for your favourite books, then we take over Radio National for a weekend to count...