Literacy
Dungeons and Dragons game boosts social skills
Neurodivergent young people in South Australia’s Riverland are benefiting socially by playing a top table game called Dungeons and Dragons,......
Australia lost $18 billion dollars in illiteracy: report
A new report from the World Literacy Foundation found out COVID has severely impacted literacy worldwide, with loses up to......
Book Week is telling readers to ‘dream with eyes open’
Australians are encouraged to “dream with their eyes open” for this year’s Book Week. From the 20th to the 26th......
Indigenous Literacy boost needed to close the gap
Approximately forty percent of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders adults have low literacy and numeracy skills according to a parliamentary......
43% of Adults don’t have basic Literacy skills
This shocking figure is only bested by numeracy in adults where 56% don’t have the basic skills for daily life.......
fREADom Inside Project launched
The fREADom Inside Project is a new initiative allowing people to buy books to donate directly to the women currently......
Children are getting behind in language skills: report
A new report collated by the National Early Language and Literacy Coalition found out Australian children are getting behind in......
Indigenous Literacy Day: Celebrating stories and culture
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation are today celebrating Indigenous Literacy Day with a free virtual event, fostering a love of books......
News media literacy barriers deterring socially engaged school aged students
New research findings from a survey published by Western Sydney University and Queensland University of Technology has identified how young......
Standardised teaching failing Aboriginal kids in very remote schools
The Federal Government’s Flexible Literacy For Remote Primary Schools Program delivers a standardised direct instruction model of teaching that educators......