The achievements of students from Boggabilla and Toomelah have made headlines, featuring in the Goondiwindi Argus. The newspaper has published a great write up about the graduation ceremony that was held in Toomelah in December last year, sharing the inspirational stories of the students and some great photos. Read the full story on the...
Continue readingMedia covers literacy campaign in Collarenebri
Our work in Collarenebri is kicking off and the Moree Champion is helping to spread the word. Here’s a recent article the newspaper published to help promote the launch of Collarenebri’s Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign: Read the Moree Champion story...
Continue readingEmu Runner: Literacy opens door to silver screen
Literacy for Life Foundation is proud to have played a role in a great new Australian film – our Yes, I Can! literacy campaign staff and students from the community of Brewarrina are some of the stars of Emu Runner. University of New England researcher, Ruth Ratcliffe, attended the Australian premiere and passed on...
Continue readingBeetson tells ABC: More must be done
Executive Director of Literacy for Life Foundation, Jack Beetson, has called for more to be done to lift Indigenous literacy, in an interview with the ABC. “Everyday people with low literacy become further marginalised by everyday tasks,” he said. “They go into any government department and the first thing they get is, ‘Go online...
Continue readingABC PM Features Aboriginal Literacy Program
Jack Beetson joined Linda Mottram on ABC’s PM to discuss the Foundation’s Aboriginal literacy program and why low literacy is still an issue in 2018. The interview coincided with the launch of the Foundation’s new public awareness campaign, aiming to draw attention to the issue of low literacy in Aboriginal communities. The campaign was covered...
Continue readingJack Beetson on ABC Speaking Out
Our Executive Director Jack Beetson recently sat down to have a chat with Larissa Behrendt on ABC radio’s Speaking out. The two discussed Literacy for Life’s work lifting rates of Aboriginal literacy and progress towards closing the gap, as well as Jack’s early life and professional career. You can listen to the interview and find out...
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To lift literacy levels among Indigenous children, their parents’ literacy skills must be improved first
Bob Boughton, University of New England and Jack Beetson, University of New England In this series, we’ll discuss whether progress is being made on Indigenous education, looking at various areas including policy, scholarships, school leadership, literacy and much more. There’s a large adult-sized hole in Australia’s approach to boosting literacy levels among Indigenous children...
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Literacy for Life Foundation receives inaugural award from the Australian College of Educators
The Foundation has been awarded the inaugural Cynthia Briggs Empowerment through Education Award for our recent work. See the citation below from the Australian College of Educators. The ‘Yes, I Can!’ Aboriginal adult literacy campaign’, overseen by the Literacy for Life Foundation (www.lflf.org.au), was launched in Wilcannia in February 2012. The campaign uses a...
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Insight: Reading Between the Lines – Improving Indigenous literacy
SBS’s Insight with Jenny Brockie aired an episode on low literacy levels in Australia. Jack Beetson was a part of the conversation. Insight: Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS ONE...
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Leaps and Bounds in Literacy
Question: What do the following two words have in common? Discourage Cauliflower Answer: They both include all five vowels – a e i o u. If you answered correctly, well done! These two words were brought in to class by one of the students in Intake Two of the Brewarrina First Nations...
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