Category Archive: News

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Literacy Research Commons

Literacy Research Commons is a site dedicated to sharing a range of material within the Literacy field. Explore the website here for useful resources including the new book Fact-Checking The Science of Reading by Robert J. Tierney and P. David Pearson.

Literacy Talk

New website that provides a range of useful resources. Purposes: •  to present a broader perspective on research-based lit eracy learning and teaching than is currently available from much of the professional literature, government publications, and mainstream...

Top tips for running a great live literature event

Australia Reads March 25, 2024 Live literature events bring authors and illustrators together with eager readers, through a range of talks, interviews, workshops, and performances. It’s about that inspiring experience of meeting an author or illustrator in settings as...

News from ALIA

ALIA has launched their new Strategic Plan: Strong, Active, Inclusive : Introducing the ALIA Strategic Plan 2024-2026 Read here

Why are our kids’ vocabularies shrinking?

Somerset Storyfest blog Jacqueline Harvey Recently there was a very concerning article in the Sydney Morning Herald about the decline in children’s vocabularies. The statistics quoted were staggering and based on pre-pandemic results (so we can’t blame Covid for the...