Foundation for Learning and Literacy

teachific Posted by Sharon Callen 21 December 2024 Starting a Literacy Journey: Jess Kneebone and Sharon Callen Reflect on Growth in Literacy Teaching Five years ago, a young teacher named Jess Kneebone began her teaching career fresh out of university. It was during...

Magic Beach: how the beloved picture book became a spell-binding animation Alison Lester’s 90s bestseller now has a big-screen adaptation from the director of The Dry, featuring 10 animated adventures by 10 different artists. Two and a half hours south-east of...

We hope you have enjoyed the variety of news items this year and aim to continue posting mid January when we will all be thinking about the new year and the challenges and joys ahead. Meantime if we come across anything we can't resist sharing will we pop it up and...

Education visionary Garth Boomer’s Confirming (and Celebrating) Principle highlights the importance of celebrating learning milestones to reinforce and motivate progress. Boomer advocated designing experiences where learners apply new skills repeatedly in varied...

In Part 2: The Essential Classroom Setup in 2025, Sharon Callen dives into creating impactful literacy environments. She highlights how to launch reading and writing workshops with grade-specific units. Sharon also explores word work, daily read-aloud rituals, and...

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...