Centre for Professional Learning 5 December, 2024 by Misty Adoniou The Federal government committed $34.6 million in the 2024 Budget ‘to make evidence-based curriculum and student wellbeing support and professional development materials. In July NSW launched a...
“The Federal government committed $34.6 million in the 2024 Budget ‘to make evidence-based curriculum and student wellbeing support and professional development materials. In July NSW launched a ‘revamped’ curriculum that is ‘clear, evidence-based and carefully...
SchoolNews December 5, 2024 by Shannon Meyerkort n 2015, The University of Sydney introduced one of Australia’s first book vending machines in its library spaces. These machines allowed students to “snack” on popular high-rotation titles, making reading as accessible...
In this insightful podcast, Sharon Callen shares five foundational strategies/tools to create a literacy-rich classroom: Classroom Libraries, Reading Journals, Quick Writes, Writer’s Notebooks, and Word Walls. These strategies/tools foster curiosity, empower students,...
Australian Children’s Laureate It’s hard to believe we have reached the end of Sally Rippin’s first year as Laureate. Your incredible 2024–25 Australian Children’s Laureate has already reached almost 25,000 people – sharing her important...
SLJ School Library Journal by Kara Yorio November 11, 2024 Andrea Trudeau returned from a trip to Africa a different person. Visiting places with such immense poverty “changes you as a human,” she says. During the summer of 2022, as a Fulbright-Hays scholar, the...
SchoolNews 26 November 2024 Shannon Meyerkort On Thursday November 21, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland introduced The Online Safety Amendment Social Media Minimum Age Bill 2024, an amendment to the existing Online Safety Act of 2024. The amendment proposes a...
Daffern, T., Thompson, K. & Ryan, L. (2020). Teaching spelling in context can also be explicit and systematic. Practical Literacy: The Early and Primary Years, 25 (1), 8-12. This article shares a few practical insights from a large intervention study that focussed...
This informative article compares the reading habits of Australians and compares them to those of 19 other countries both English and non-English speaking. Several myths and ‘commonsense’ notions are challenged by the data gathered by the European and International...
Literacy expert Diane Snowball delves into practical strategies for fostering comprehension in F-2 learners. From the power of reading aloud and using nonfiction texts to teaching visualisation and integrating strategies naturally, this episode empowers educators and...
