The Foundation for Learning and Literacy is concerned with the role literacy plays in ensuring our children become compassionate, confident, competent and creative citizens in an increasingly complex world.
Our aim is to support teachers, early childhood educators, parents and caregivers with tools that empower them to work with kids to build joy and confidence in reading and writing.
Our resources are also useful to the broader community, including educational policymakers, politicians, business leaders, and the media.
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May 2026 Newsletter
News and updates from the Foundation for Learning and Literacy and our Partners.
The focus for this e-newsletter is on the Advocacy work undertaken by the Foundation, and in particular:
Touchstone 1: A fair and equitable society depends upon every citizen being able to speak, listen critically with confidence, read and write.
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Learning and Literacy News
Read the latest news on Learning and Literacy, compiled by the Foundation team:
Should schools get rid of homework? Some educators are saying yes
From npr April 28, 2026 by Ariel Gilreath A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made…
Story Dogs: Unleashing a new chapter on learning
from SchoolNews by Bronte Tomkins May 2026 Story Dogs is an Australia-wide program that sees volunteers bring their dogs to primary schools where…
Beyond words: inclusion through arts rich experiences
Karaolis, O., & Cologon, K. (2026) European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1-13. Play with puppets is used in this research…
Phonics Plus does the new Victorian approach to reading miss differentiation and meaning- making?
Nelson, N. (2025, April,14) Edu Research Matters. This short, thoughtful post was published in April 2025 in the AARE Blog, Edu Research…
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The Foundation for Learning and Literacy regularly partners with other professional associations to advocate for the importance of literature in our lives and in literacy learning.
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