Foundation for Learning and Literacy

Literacy expert Diane Snowball discusses the importance of developing a rich language and vocabulary foundation in the first year of school. Continue

June 24, 2024 Trevor Cairney I wanted to do this post because I know that in our schools there are students with quite diverse backgrounds. The title of the post owes as much to Louise Rosenblatt who's book, "Literature as an Exploration," had a big impact on me as an...

VOTING IS OPEN in the 2024 YABBA Awards! Students can vote for their favourite picture book, fiction for younger readers, fiction for older readers or fiction for Years 7-9. How many of the fantastic shortlisted books have your students read? Vote at...

SMH July 12, 2024 by Jane Sullivan Dear reader. Writers are messing with your mind. And that’s a good thing. There’s always been a view that reading literature – especially great literature – makes you a better person. Now science backs this view. Various studies of...

Teachific Blog post by Sharon Callen 12 July 2024 The Importance of Reading Aloud in Early Education In the journey of teaching children to read, especially in their first year of school, the role of reading aloud cannot be overstated.  Expert literacy educator Diane...

Expert literacy educator Diane Snowball discusses the components of a comprehensive reading curriculum for young learners. Diane emphasises the importance of these components of reading: phonological awareness, phonics, morphemic awareness high-frequency words,...