Building Literacy Foundations

Essential strategies for the literacy classroom: Transform your classroom with five key literacy tools: vibrant classroom libraries that boost reading by 50%, personalised reading journals for tracking progress, quick writes to build confidence, writer’s...

SAVE THE DATE – Thursday 10 July 3.45pm

An invitation to a “Literacy Learning Research Seminar & Official Launch of Griff Linc Research Group”. The event is supported by the Griffith Institute for Educational Research and the University of Southern Queensland and will feature international...

ALIA National Simultaneous Storytime 21 May, 2025 at 12.00pm

National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools,...

News from our Australian Children’s Laureate

Hello everyone, May is such an exciting month in the world of Children’s Literature in Australia with one of the biggest reading events on the calendar taking place – National Simultaneous Storytime. As well as being a VIP reader, your Australian...

Why this group is trying to recruit a village?

SchoolNews April 1, 2025 Shannon Meyerkort They say it takes a village to raise a child, but how many does it take to raise a reader? They say it takes a village to raise a child, but how many does it take to raise a reader? A parent? A teacher? A librarian? Literacy...

More than books: Why school libraries and librarians matter

SchoolNews 29 April, 2025 by Shannon Meyerkort Knowledge is power and deep reading leads us to deep understanding. A good librarian understands that. Every August, during Children’s Book Week, Australian School Library Day (ASLD) shines a light on the heartbeat of...

One week to go…

Reading Australia Fellowship open for applications There’s just one week left to apply for the 2025 Reading Australia Fellowship. Are you an experienced English and literacy teacher or teacher librarian? This $15,000 fellowship will support you to undertake...