Literacy consultant
Sydney
Joined August 2014
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Thanks, ABC education! Little Yarns is a kids' podcast about the Countries of Indigenous Australia abc.net.au/education/little-…
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'The Little Refugee' is one of our top-performing resources – now with Version 9.0 content descriptions! | 🔗 buff.ly/3NZ1QzB
✏️ Written by Anh and Suzanne Do
🖌️ Illustrated by Bruce Whatley
📖 Published by @AllenAndUnwin
🎓 Year 3
💭 refugees, belonging, autobiography
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The book for NSS 2025 has been announced, so let's spread the word!
Show us your photos with your cat, dog, or any willing animal friend reading 'The Truck Cat' by Deborah Frenkel & illustrated by Danny Snell.
#NSS2025 #LibraryStorytime
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New video: Literature Symposium
Presented by the ALEA. This session features Adam Duncan, who will delve into his work “The Bunyip and the Stars.” Explore the significance of storytelling through Adam’s unique journey as both an author and educator. foundationforlearningandlite…
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eSmart Resources from the Alannah and Madeline Foundation alannahandmadeline.org.au/le…
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The 2024 Literature Symposium-presentation by the Australian Children's Laureate Foundation (ACLF).Join us for an enlightening conversation on the importance of First Nations’ stories being recognised by children’s book awards. youtube.com/watch?v=i88RWuZx…
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Reading Australia is delighted to be partnering with @ALIANational and @HardieGrantCP on a special teaching resource for #NSS2025. We look forward to adding 'The Truck Cat' to our collection early next year!
The wait is over!
The #NSS2025 book is....
'The Truck Cat' written by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell & published by Hardie Grant Children's Publishing 🐈
NSS will take place on Wed 21 May 2025.
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#LibraryStorytime @lianzaoffice
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The Australian Library and Information Association (@ALIANational ) has selected The Truck Cat (@HardieGrantCP), written by Deborah Frenkel and illustrated by Danny Snell, for the 2025 National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) event.
booksandpublishing.com.au/ar…
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Say hello to our new Fellows! Tonight we celebrated 50 years of research by announcing our largest-ever cohort of Fellows.
You can find more information about their projects here: sl.nsw.gov.au/news/2025-fell…
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Government introduces legislation to increase funding to public schools school-news.com.au/news/gove…
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What do people mean when they talk about the science of reading?
The terms ‘science of reading’ or ‘Science of Reading’ are often mentioned in media reports. Where have these terms come from and what do they really mean? blog.aare.edu.au/reading-par…
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Shared reading is simply reading with others.
National Shared Reading Week is an opportunity for Street Librarians all over the country to connect with their communities and enjoy reading together.
Let’s read!
streetlibrary.org.au/nationa…
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The Memorial is currently digitising Second World War diaries from unit commanders.
The diaries include daily narratives of events as well as supporting documentation including intelligence summaries, reports, maps and sometimes photographs.
Explore: brnw.ch/21wNoSI
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Decolonising literacy practices as a model for inclusive literacy teaching | ASLA. In this instalment of the FFLL 2024 Literature Symposium, ASLA Secretary Sonja Brownridge is joined by ASLA Director Deborah Brown
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Today marks the beginning of #InternationalSchoolLibraryMonth! This month is an opportunity to teach students all about their school library and cultivate a lifelong love of learning. Head to @IASLonline to find out how you can get involved this October: iasl-online.org/ISLM
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Our unit of work for 'Sister Heart' is still relatively new, but it now has the added benefit of Version 9.0 content descriptions! | 🔗 buff.ly/4ei8oVk
✏️ Written by Sally Morgan
📖 Published by @FremantlePress
🎓 Year 4
💭 Friendship, grief, Stolen Generations
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Just published by 2 British literacy experts: Yet another evidence-based resource that debunks the misrepresentations of the "science of reading" campaign (& offers detailed teaching strategies): The Balancing Act by Dominic Wyse & Charlotte Hacking: tinyurl.com/3udpymms
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Today's blog post discusses bringing joy back into reading teaching. Please have a look and pass it along if you like it.
doctorsam7.blog/2024/09/14/b…
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There are soooo many books I love on this list of 50 kids books they love as collected by Dymocks bookseller - congrats to all the publishers and creators - Is your favourite here?dymocks.com.au/kids-top-51Oh
The votes are in . . . the @Dymocksbooks Kids' Top 51 list is here!
We're absolutely THRILLED to see these wonderful Hachette children's books on the list.
Explore all 51 books here: dymocks.com.au/kids-top-51
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For this year's Literature Symposium we put together a catalogue of books by First Nations authors and illustrators! | 🔗 buff.ly/3ASnpia
⭐ 130+ titles
⭐ Teaching resources + wide reading suggestions
⭐ Key themes, general capabilities, cross-curriculum priorities
