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Following the success of last year’s inaugural Literature Symposium, the Foundation for Learning and Literacy has brought together an even bigger group of like-minded organisations to advocate for the power and pleasure of stories!

The full article, which contains links to Edwina’s website and other useful resources, is freely available from Teacher’s website.

The Reading Australia team flew to Darwin for the AATE/ALEA National Conference in July – here’s what they got up to!

…Jantiena Batt from the ACT Education Directorate, whose project aims to ensure access to literature that is both a window and mirror for children.

This series of free online presentations will roll out between June and November 2022. Register so you don’t miss out on new instalments!

This is the second guest post from our 2021 Reading Australia Fellow, Edwina West. Here she turns her attention to the reading habits of young Australians.

In this article, 2021 Reading Australia Fellow Edwina West explains why aliteracy research matters and how we might reverse a worrying trend.

Congratulations to Edwina West of Oakhill College, who has been awarded the $15,000 Fellowship for her project to combat aliteracy!

An update on the state of Reading Australia today, as it approaches 22,000 subscribers and over 230 resources.