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:
Schools are using research to try to improve children’s learning – but it’s not working
The Conversation April 3, 2024 by Sally Riordan Evidence is obviously a good thing. We take it for granted that evidence from research can help solve the post-lockdown crises in education – from how to keep teachers in the profession to how to improve behaviour in…
From ‘Fiction Fanatic’ to ‘Book Abstainer’: which type of reader is your teenager?
The Conversation April 5, 2024 by Leonie Rutherford, Andrew Singleton, Bronwyn Reddan, Katya Johanson, Michael Dezuanni We know teenagers have busy and complex lives. School makes increasing demands on them, as do their social and extracurricular activities. We also…
Michael Morpurgo: ‘Reading is not a medicine. You don’t just have to take it’
TES Magazine 28 March, 2024 Michael Morpurgo As important as reading is, it’s not something that comes naturally to everyone. When I was little, I had a wonderful mother who read to me, and gave me a taste for the music of words and the excitement of stories. I used…
The Sciences of Learning and the Practice of Teaching
Guy Claxton March 18, 2024 There is much argument about learning, the practice of teaching and the purposes of education. Here is a handy “crib-sheet” of some of the areas of contention and misunderstanding. Read here
Meet Our Partners
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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