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 time”...
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 receives calls...
Jenny Macaffer, CEO of ALA with Vanessa Iles, Manager of the Hotline at the Hotline’s 30th Anniversary 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...
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 Professors...
The Australian Training Awards are the peak national awards for the VET and skills sector. One of the awards celebrates Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award. Last year’s finalists for the Excellence in Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice Award were Miriam Davies, TAFE...
Book Now! This webinar organised by ACAL introduces two professional development programmes from Aotearoa, New Zealand - the New Zealand Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark (DFQM) and the Tapatoru Ako Professional Practice Award. These programmes support inclusive, culturally responsive adult education and are helping educators create safe, effective...
The Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council (Valbec) is offering an online overview of how ADHD may show up in adult learners and share simple, effective strategies teachers can use to better support them. The session with presenter Jane Barbieri, will focus on understanding...
We hope you had a relaxing break. Hotline staff came back to work in January with many of our callers contacting us to see how they could begin or restart their literacy learning. We are looking forward to working with you again in 2025 to make...