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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Story Dogs: Unleashing a new chapter on learning
SchoolNews by Bronte Tomkins May 2026 Story Dogs is an Australia-wide program that sees volunteers bring their dogs to primary schools where children can read to them in a private, non-judgmental and fun setting. It was established with the intention of improving…
Why we need to rethink the place of song in the language classroom
The Lyric Classroom 12 April, 2026 Listening to Grimes’ pop hit Genesis is less about extracting literal meaning from the lyrics than about engaging with its musical vibes. A euphoric dance piece that Grimes has described as intentionally obscure, it uses the voice as…
Fifty years of classroom design: What we’ve learned about learning
SchoolNews March 17, 2026 by Shannon Meyerkort Over the past fifty years, classroom design has undergone dramatic shifts. The rigid rows of traditional classrooms gave way in the 1970s and 80s to open-plan layouts with bright orange blinds and flexible seating,…
A library-turned-reading campground inspires students to read
ASCD SmartBrief 15 April 2026 by Kanoe Namahoe The lights are low. Crickets are chirping. Inside the tents, light flickers, casting shadows on the walls. School librarian Shaye Miller smiles at the students, who are clustered excitedly around her. “We’re at a…
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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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