by Owen Tilbury | Jul 2, 2018 | Communicating the Heart of Literacy
Three-year old Ellie is sitting on my capacious Grand-dad lap listening to stories and chatting about the birds we can see from our verandah sofa. I ask her to pass me my glass and she says: “No, Grandad, I’ve got busy hands!” A fresh expression! Watching children...
by Cedrick Mulumba | Jul 2, 2018 | Communicating the Heart of Literacy
I was born in one of Central Africa’s beautiful countries – the Democratic Republic of Congo. I am not only a Congolese-Australian but also a citizen of the world. Because of the many challenges that my fellow Congolese and I were and are still facing, in 2002 I...
by Adam & Jessi Mostogl | Jul 2, 2018 | Communicating the Heart of Literacy
There is no way you can survive in the modern world without being able to communicate, so it is critical that we encourage every person to be confident in their literacy ability. When I reflect on how we prepare students for the working world through teaching...
by Sue Costello | Jul 2, 2018 | Communicating the Heart of Literacy
Many people find it hard to believe that one in two Tasmanians don’t have the reading, writing or maths skills to get by in everyday life. But just like any long-term problem, getting people talking leads to better understanding and eventual action. Turn your thoughts...
by Kristen Desmond | Jul 1, 2018 | Communicating the Heart of Literacy
The students for whom I advocate may have a diagnosed or undiagnosed disability but they all have the same issue; school simply doesn’t cater to their learning needs. When I hear stories of young people who couldn’t follow the path they wanted to University because...
by Michael Hill | Jun 30, 2018 | Communicating the Heart of Literacy
The purpose of the Communicating: The Heart of Literacy symposium is “to continue to build and enact the collaboration and courage required to positively move Tasmania’s ‘wicked’ literacy problem”. From my experience of over 40 years in the Criminal Justice system...
