Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy
@Adv_Literacy
We are a research centre committed to understanding how people learn to read and write, and to translating that knowledge into effective teaching practices.
Today’s the day w/@UCL_Global & @UCL_IOE 🤩 Excited to network, share some of my research, and learn from multilingual educators, clinicians, policymakers, & others in the London community 💬 See you at the Bentham House at 1pm for lunch & online at 2pm for the first panel!
🚨🚨Hybrid event alert🚨🚨 Are you: ✅Interested in how bi-/multilingualism can impact language, literacy, and identity development? ✅In London or online at 1pm BST on May 28th? Click below to learn more about my upcoming event with @UCL_Global 👇🏽👇🏽 tinyurl.com/5bt29wmm
Only 1 day left to RSVP for our next research to practice event‼️ What better way to spend the day than learning about supporting adolescents’ reading development & wellbeing, including morning tea & lunch? For FREE? Click below to secure your spot👇🏽 tinyurl.com/4crpkyhy
Are you interested in supporting research in children’s wellbeing? Click the flyer below to learn more about how to get involved, and please share widely, especially with caregivers of children in year 6🌟
🚨Free event alert🚨 Are you: ✅Interested in learning more about literacy in adolescence? ✅In Sydney on June 12th? Register below for our next research to practice day event by May 26th, feat. @annecastles, @ricketts_lara, @dccolen, & Gen McArthur👇🏽👇🏽 tinyurl.com/4crpkyhy
It was lovely to connect w/our Sydney community earlier this year at our conference & workshop w/@AusLiteracy & @SpeldNSW! Thank you to our wonderful speakers, organisers, sponsors, & audience for an impactful day of learning and reflecting on evidence-based practice.
Less than a week away….👁️🗨️
📢 Calling all teachers! Join us at ACU’s Advancing Literacy Conference to explore evidence-based literacy practices for primary & secondary students. 📚✨ 📅 March 29, 2025 | 📍 ACU Ballarat Campus Register: shorturl.at/U42jK @annecastles #advancingliteracy
"The results are often joyous when children are able to read the words they have practised independently." Click below to read more from @TinaDanielZ about phonics instruction, via the @HepburnAdvocate: tinyurl.com/4mkztc8n
Let's kickstart the Advancing Literacy Conference with Dr Wes Hoover and other amazing speakers Prof Rauno Parrila, @SaskiaKohnen @Adv_Literacy & Veronica Alexander @SpeldNSW
@Adv_Literacy Conference 2025 in Ballarat is just 1 week away! Get tickets now at the link below, including special discounts... don't miss out! trybooking.com/CUSMG
researchED Perth Speaker Announcement! Professor Genevieve McArthur will discuss what the science of reading really is, and provide a simple guide on how to use it to make evidence-informed decisions. Learn more at dsf.net.au/researchED @researchED_Aus #researchEDPerth
It's the final week to get your tickets to our next conference & workshop! Click below to join us (along w/ @AusLiteracy & @SpeldNSW) at ACU's North Sydney campus on March 24th 👇🏽👇🏽 tinyurl.com/yc6urkfk
Calling all primary school teachers, #literacy leaders, & interventionists around Sydney: join our workshop w/experts from the @Aus_Literacy Clinic & @SpeldNSW on March 24th! 🗣️🗣️🗣️ Check the discounts & book your tickets here: tinyurl.com/yc6urkfk
"Ultimately, the best thing parents can do to support their children’s #multilingual learning is build a #community filled with native speakers of English and the home language(s)." 🗣️ Click below to read more from @RigobonReads & Prof. Rauno Parilla, via @ConversationEDU 👇🏽👇🏽
It is common for parents to worry about raising a child to be multilingual. They may wonder, am I harming my child’s English if I speak another language at home? @RigobonReads @ACUmedia theconversation.com/do-you-speak-o…
@Adv_Literacy Conference 2025 is filling up! Check the discounts & book your tickets now at the link below👁️🗨️ Come spend the day w/us at ACU Ballarat, Saturday 29 March 2025✨ trybooking.com/CUSMG
As term 1 kicks off, our director, Rauno Parrila, has an important reminder: "My advice to parents is to read regularly, & make sure that you read in both languages in those families where there are 2 or more languages spoken." 📖 Find more @SBSNews here: shorturl.at/CyIhC
New year, new listening material! 🎧 Check out @dccolen’s thread below for new podcast episodes about morphology instruction 👇🏽👇🏽
Starting the new year off with a bang! Not one but TWO new podcasts on morphology instruction, each covering different ground... 🧵1/3
Is the last day of January too late to say happy new year? 🫣 Cheers to 2025 and all the opportunities it may bring to continue our mission! We look forward to another busy year of research, teaching, & service with our colleagues in the @AusLiteracy Clinic 🌟
A very clear and informative piece on morphological instruction, reporting on work by @Adv_Literacy's @dccolen phys.org/news/2025-01-c…
Come join us! New PhD scholarship available to work with @SignyWegener on an ARC-funded project investigating mispronunciation correction (set for variability). See below for further details.👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 tinyurl.com/p7m5zukc