In one week it will be International Read to Me Day! This day is about identifying and removing the barriers to access to reading and books, globally, It starts conversations, supports ACTS OF READING, encourages book redistribution and donations, and showcases organisations that support improving literacy. Some of the obstacles to reading can be access,Continue reading “One Week to Read to Me Day”
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Skyping for World Literacy
Originally posted on Magic Fish Dreaming:
Image courtesy Mel Irvine, children in Philippines Reading Magic Fish Dreaming ? So excited that I will be skyped to Philippines in September, to read poems to some of the children gathering there to celebrate World Literacy Day. My dear friend Mel Irvine, supported the kickstarter creation of the…
Wonder a Day 22: Aboriginal Women’s Writing – Fighting for Literacy and Literary Freedom
Extract — AWW’s first guest blog: “Aboriginal Women Writers – The fight for Literacy and Literary Freedom and a true name calling” by Dr June Perkins My search to understand and identify Aboriginal women’s literature began naively and in earnest with a letter to Oodgeroo (Noonuccal).* I was probably twenty and had heard a lotContinue reading “Wonder a Day 22: Aboriginal Women’s Writing – Fighting for Literacy and Literary Freedom”
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