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Boosting literacy through pen pal schools program

A new initiative by Australia Post called The Pen Pal Club aims to improve the literacy skills of primary school aged children by encouraging them to experience the joy of exchanging letters with other students across the nation. Read More

More than just grammar

The lifelong work of a teacher fascinated by language, learning, linguistics, neuroscience and assessment, Gramatica aims to reverse the age-old dislike of grammar and instead re-makes it into something altogether innovative, simple, relevant and fun. Read More

Putting the fun into literacy

To help tackle declining literacy rates, a Sydney start-up that transforms children’s handwriting into digital books has launched a fundraising campaign to bring its resources to primary students across Australia.
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Originality in plot writing

The Quest for Originality – fun or folly?

Coming up with a 'new' plot isn't easy, so it's important to encourage children to be creative without trying to reinvent the wheel, according to Seven Steps to Writing Success.
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