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:
Talking Together: The Effects of Traditional Māori Pedagogy on Children’s Early Literacy Development
Derby, M. (2023). Talking Together: The Effects of Traditional Māori Pedagogy on Children’s Early Literacy Development. Education Sciences 13(2),…
Poetry and Motion: Rhythm, Rhyme and Embodiment as Oral Literacy Pedagogy for Young Additional Language Learners
Beaumont, N. (2022). Poetry and Motion: Rhythm, Rhyme and Embodiment as Oral Literacy Pedagogy for Young Additional Language Learners. Education…
Teaching writing in Australian classrooms
This Foundation for Learning and Literacy Fact Check responds to recent misinformation about the teaching of writing in both primary and secondary classrooms in Australia, and briefly examines some facts about teaching writing in Australian classrooms.
Oral Language Learning: A stunning intellectual achievement and what it reveals about human learning
Brian Cambourne 2021, Bring Me a Book National Conference In this article Brian Cambourne shares the various factors including his research as to…
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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