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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Read the latest news on Learning and Literacy, compiled by the Foundation team:
Not teaching phonics is not an option in Australian schools
Beryl Exley February 12, 2024 School of Education & Professional Studies, Griffith University Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University All schools are legislated to follow the Australian Curriculum English, which mandates the teaching of…
We do not advocate for a particular approach to teaching reading; instead, we center children, arguing that HOW you teach reading MUST be determined by WHO you are teaching. Anything else is flawed.
Reading is a “complex, multidimensional cognitive process situated in and mediated by social and cultural practices” (Moje, 2018, p. 2), and “teaching depends on knowing what students know and can do and then determining what they need” (p. 3). We base this claim…
While science of reading advocates claim to be research-based, decades of reading scholarship have recognized reading as complex, multidimensional, and mediated by social and cultural practices.
Catherine Compton-Lilly, Lucy K. Spence, Paul L. Thomas, Scott L. Decker The Reading Teacher 2 November, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2258 Read here
Five ways to find better work-life balance this school year
SchoolNews February, 2026 by Milly Fullick With the 2026 school year underway, commit to improving work-life balance with these five top tips to find more time in the week. Find the tips here
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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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