Australian Literacy Clinic
@AusLiteracy
Providing evidence-based assessments & intervention for people with reading & spelling difficulties, & professional development for teachers and clinicians.
Last minute tickets available for this incredible event in Ballarat. Clinic Director, Professor @SaskiaKohnen & National Manager, @drerinbanales will present two practical sessions for teachers on assessment & intervention, you won't want to miss it! trybooking.com/CUSMG

Do you speak other languages at home? This will not hold your child back at school theconversation.com/do-you-speak-o… via @ConversationEDU
Happy @WearitPurple Day! Wear It Purple is an organisation that strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering & inclusive environments for rainbow young people. As a proudly diverse & inclusive team, we are proud to support this organisation & ensure a safe place for our clients

My child’s literacy scores were low on NAPLAN – what now? educationdaily.au/general/my-chi… Great piece by our Director @SaskiaKohnen and National Manager @drerinbanales via @EducationDaily
The @blackdoginst are investigating the effectiveness of a digital anxiety intervention, tailor-made for children with reading difficulties and anxiety. To participate or learn more visit: blackdoginstitute.org.au/research-studi…
Come and check out our incredible micro credentials. With a blend of both the theory and practical aspects of instruction, these courses have been designed to give teachers the knowledge on what to do in the classroom, and also why they are doing it. shorturl.at/h8gd5
Tap into cutting-edge research and up-to-date instructional approaches lead by experts in phonics Professor @SaskiaKohnen, Professor Rauno Parrila, and Dr Valeria Rigabon. Learn more here: acu.edu.au/course/phonics…

Know an Aussie child in Yr 6? Do they want to help us understand #MentalHealth over the move to high school? Register your interest (tinyurl.com/2xwjsebc) and we'll be in touch with more info asap. Kids get a voucher and participation can be online #Dyslexia #DLD #DevLangDis
Great health report episode this weekend - @annecastles spoke with @shelbyrtraynor and @normanswan about teaching phonics for better health abc.net.au/listen/program… via @ABCaustralia
What is phonics and why is it used to teach reading? A great piece by @AusLiteracy Director @SaskiaKohnen, @Adv_Literacy Director Rauno Parrila & ARC laureate professor @annecastles theconversation.com/what-is-phonic… via @ConversationEDU
Looking fwd to chatting with lots of teachers, clinicians, tutors and researchers at this year's DSF LLL conference. Also presenting on teaching irregular words with @dccolen and live-streamed assessments and interventions with @drerinbanales tag: @mandynayton @DyslexiaSPELD
The Language, Literacy & Learning Conference is not to be missed! Hear from local and international experts about current research and evidence-informed approaches to teaching and intervention in the fields of language, literacy & numeracy acquisition. dsfconference.com.au
Looking forward to heading over to Perth to present at @DyslexiaSPELD about live-streamed assessments and interventions with @SaskiaKohnen. A wonderful opportunity for researchers, teachers and clinicians to come together.
The Language, Literacy & Learning Conference is not to be missed! Hear from local and international experts about current research and evidence-informed approaches to teaching and intervention in the fields of language, literacy & numeracy acquisition. dsfconference.com.au
Tap into cutting-edge research and up-to-date instructional approaches lead by experts in phonics Professor @SaskiaKohnen, Professor Rauno Parrila, and Dr Valeria Rigabon. Learn more here: acu.edu.au/course/phonics…

In January 2024, we will be joining @Adv_Literacy! We encourage you to continue your relationship with the Clinic at its new home. In the new year, you will be able to find us here: acu.edu.au/literacyclinic 02 9465 9777 [email protected]
On 16 November @SpeldNSW is hosting Professor Claude Goldenberg, who will talk about the literacy learning needs of students for whom English is an additional language. Register here: speldnsw.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfServ…
A reminder that the MQCR Public Seminar "Motivation and engagement in reading" presented by @DrSarahMcG will take place on 10 May at 5:30pm AEST. Sign up here: mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8A…
This excellent reading test is now available in a pretty box set. Taking only around 5 minutes to complete, the CC2 allows assessment of two key reading pathways (phonics and whole word recognition). Australian comparison data for primary school aged students.
The Castles and Coltheart Test 2 (CC2) assesses key processes in single word reading and has Australian norms. Purchase a hard copy of the test via the @SpeldNSW online shop at this link: speldnsw.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfServ…
The *free* Diagnostic Spelling Test - morphology tinyurl.com/2p96zykm assesses the application of morphological spelling principles. We find it useful in our @MQreadingclinic interventions and use it in @MQCReading research. @drerinbanales @dccolen @NateCaruana Logo: @genxmac
In collaboration with @SpeldNSW, we are happy to announce that the widely-used Castles and Coltheart 2 (CC2) test is now available in hard copy form. Copies are available here: speldnsw.org.au/shop/literacy-…
The very first integrated reading and anxiety intervention has just been accepted for publication in the Open Access journal @thePeerJ. It’s a great day! @genxmac @jenlhudson @SaskiaKohnen