We hope all our readers have a well-deserved break over the upcoming Easter period. Before you head off, check out this issue of Literacy Links. We look at the growing complexity of calls we receive at the Hotline and the increasing need for “just in......
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Calls to the Hotline point to a real need for ‘just in time’ literacy services in the community. Hear about the experiences of two callers with literacy challenges who were trying to get help for complex issues. The Reading Writing Hotline regularly......
2025 is an exciting milestone year for Adult Learning Australia (ALA). It marks the 65th Anniversary of their organisation and for their Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL), as well as 30 years of Adult Learners Week. As part of their 65th anniversary, ALA is......
A youth worker, Mary* from an Aboriginal Corporation in a remote community phoned the Hotline for literacy support for three of her “out of school” clients aged 16 and 17 years old. Mary added that there were other young people in their service who will......
The Reading Writing Hotline manager Vanessa Iles and the ACAL president Jo Medlin presented to over 250 Australian government digital professionals across Australia in March. The webinar focussed on key issues around readability, accessibility and forms, both paper and digitally based. Participants were actively engaged......
ACAL supported by VALBEC have announced the latest keynote speakers for their bi-annual conference. These leaders in adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy research and practice will offer key insights and innovative teaching strategies. Presentations include: • Literacy in the Time of Artificial Intelligence with......
