Literacy is a community affair in the Top End, according to Literacy and Numeracy Trainer Shirley Davey. In the remote areas where Shirley works, students, families, teachers and trainers are working together to bring the benefits of literacy and numeracy. We asked Shirley about her experience working in Indigenous literacy. Where do you work? Northern […]
Read moreWorking in Indigenous literacy can be ‘pure magic’ according to NT Government Literacy and Numeracy Projects Training Officer Emily Davies. To celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day, we spoke to Emily about her role visiting schools in the Katherine region, the challenges she faces and the joy of helping Indigenous students to read. Where do you work? […]
Read moreDr Anita Heiss is the author of non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial women’s fiction, poetry, social commentary and travel articles. She is a regular guest at writers’ festivals and travels internationally performing her work and lecturing on Indigenous literature. She is an Indigenous Literacy Day Ambassador and a proud member of the Wiradjuri nation of central […]
Read moreDid you know Australia is celebrating Indigenous Literacy Day today? Indigenous Literacy Day aims to raise vital funds to put books and literacy resources into the hands of school students, babies, toddlers and mothers in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia. Oxford University Press has published an Indigenous Literacy series Yarning Strong. The […]
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