Fine Print Issue 1, 2025 is out now. 

19 Aug Fine Print Issue 1, 2025 is out now. 

Do you know about Fine Print? Published by the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council (VALBEC) it is now the only national adult literacy and Language magazine in Australia. It is free with membership of VALBEC and available via email or in hard copy delivered to your letterbox.  Articles in this edition include:

• Amanda Wilson writes about fear in adult literacy students and why building a safe relationship is critical. Amanda was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to investigate adult literacy overseas. She is also speaking at the ACAL conference.
• Heather Easton and Christopher Smith discuss the power of shared reading for adults. You may remember Christopher from an ACAL webinar on the same topic.
• Ros Bauer introduces the innovative and much needed course in NSW for teachers – the TAFE statement in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Teaching (ALaNT).
• Ruth Patterson shares her expertise as a numeracy teacher in the role of numeracy support in VET courses.