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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Key findings of the Australia Reads Research Review.
In order to drive systemic change, we need to understand the underlying factors that influence the reading behaviours and habits of Australians – from early readers to adult readers, and in contexts as diverse as our schools, public spaces, libraries, bookshops, and…
Caps for Sale
The Paris Review by B.J. Novak January 19 2024 I’ve noticed that a striking number of the best children’s books have been written by people who had no children: Margaret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon). H. A. and Margret Rey (Curious George). Maurice Sendak. Dr. Seuss. I…
Why Australia should ban private schools
The Saturday Paper by Elizabeth Farrelly Jan 27- Feb 2, 2024 The Finnish education system offers a model by which to fix Australia’s broken school system, but first we need to ban private schools. Had I one wish for Australia it’d be this: ban private schools. Not…
School funding: is it fair?
SchoolNews January 30, 2024 by Gemma Easton Funding is always a hot topic in schools, and now, the debate is heating up. The current economic climate sees budget squeezed ever tighter, as schools make decisions about where to prioritise resources… … There are many…
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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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