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    2024 was another huge year for the Hotline. The special moments for us in 2024 were about meeting so many wonderful literacy and numeracy teachers, providers, library staff, partners and stakeholders at meetings, workshops, events and conferences. Hearing about the work you are doing in......

    Feature interview In our last Literacy Links we highlighted the ACAL webinar on literacy mediation with Dr Sally Thompson. In the interview below Sally explores these issues further and beautifully articulates a definition of literacy mediation, who does it, where and the complexities around it.......

    (Thanks to the TAFE Queensland English Language and Literacy Services and the Commonwealth Government’s SEE team for this story) Twelve students from the First Nations Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) program at TAFE Queensland have secured employment with Telstra as part of an innovative......

    “Failing” a literacy/numeracy pre-assessment We regularly hear from callers who say they have ‘failed’ a literacy/numeracy pre-assessment for courses such as nursing, and want to know what to do. Some say that they were going to give up.  The Hotline helps callers to check both......

    Two graduating students from Charles Sturt University and the University of Technology, Sydney talk about their courses preparing them for adult literacy and numeracy teaching. Plus more information from the Program Coordinators. From Tim – graduating student Charles Sturt University “While working with a community college delivering......

    The Hotline congratulates the three finalists for the Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award.   Gemma Beall -TAFE NSW Miriam Davies – TAFE Queensland Sue James – TAFE SA. The Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award is one of 16 award......