Welcome to the October Literacy Links newsletter from the Reading Writing Hotline. To our wonderful literacy and numeracy teachers -we hope that you managed to have a well-deserved and relaxing break. In this edition we share stories from the amazing September ACAL conference, highlight Get Online...
The Hotline was proud to be a part of this year’s Australian Council of Adult Literacy conference, with a keynote presentation focussing on our current research into outreach engagement strategies for potential literacy learners. It was also great to catch up in person at our...
The Hotline receives up to 4,000 calls each year. The reasons people call—and the timing—can be complex. Many have considered calling for years, and it’s often a Hotline advertisement or a media interview that finally prompts them to pick up the phone. The Hotline jingle has...
Get Online Week is Good Things’ national campaign to close the digital divide. It supports people to feel safer and more confident online. Good Things Foundation is a national charity that works to ensure no one is left behind in the digital world. Between 20-26 October,...
Have you seen or do you encourage the use of assistive technology (AT) tools or apps with your learners to help them read, pronounce or write? Do you have any that you recommend? The Hotline is preparing a resource on AT that we will put...
This year’s AGM and launch of ACAL’s Reflect RAP will be held on Wednesday 15 October at 5.00pm via Zoom. register here to attend. Reflect RAP addresses Reconciliation Australia’s “five dimensions of reconciliation: race relations; equality and equity; institutional integrity; unity; and historical acceptance.” ACAL recognises...
For over 48 years the Read Write Now (RWN) program has been offering free one-on-one tutoring for adults in Western Australia who want to improve their reading, writing, maths study or basic computer skills. Their latest newsletter has some great information on the amazing work...
The Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Educational Council (VALBEC), with the support of ACFE, are running a free event for adult numeracy educators. The showcase will explore the critical role numeracy plays in our daily lives and will focus on relevant issues and practices within...
Join Adult Learning Australia on Wednesday 19 November at 1:00pm (AEST) for a webinar discussion featuring Dr Damon Whitten, Adult Literacy and Numeracy Advisor at AKO Aotearoa. Damon is a specialist in professional development for the tertiary sector, with a focus on adult literacy, numeracy, and...
Check out the exciting program for this year’s NSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council In-person Conference and register by 26 October for the early bird fee. The conference asks participants to consider “With generative AI and the digital landscape so prominent in our lives, what...