Reading Connections Australia

This SPELD SA online course looks like a fabulous opportunity for parents to better understand how to support their child with reading difficulties. It’s coming up on the 25th of June for those who may be interested.

https://speldsa.org.au/products/supporting-your-child-with-reading-difficulties-25-06-2026

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Supporting your child with reading difficulties 25/06/2026 Supporting your child with reading difficulties. A workshop for parents and carers. Join us for a practical session on how you can support your child. We will answer questions such as: What does high-quality evidence-based reading instruction look like? What free / low-cost options are available? Ho...

Great advice for us all I think.

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What a joy it is to hear about the amazing things our students are achieving. Today we celebrate Jane and the incredible dedication and diligence she applies to everything she does. Well done Jane! You should be very proud of yourself.

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We absolutely love celebrating our students successes. It’s so exciting hearing about their amazing accomplishments. Leah has worked super hard and deserves every bit of recognition for her incredible determination. Well done Leah!

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing Mums, Grandmas, Aunties, StepMums, maternal role models and anyone who provides love and care to others. Today we celebrate you and thank you for all you do.

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It’s been a hot minute since we posted a photo of our “admin assistant” Sadie and her best friend Georgie. Here they are having a great time on the play equipment at day care.

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Some great advice from Georgia Ryan about audio books.

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Audio books are not cheating!
Being read to or listening to books is just a different way of getting information into our brains.
There is so much controversy and snobbery about whether audio books can be considered ‘reading’ and 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝, but what about those of us that continue to struggle with reading, should we be denied the joy of books?
After all, aren’t both braille and talking-books, legitimate options for those with vision impairments?
Despite my dyslexia, I love to read and we need to make sure EVERY child can experience that joy.
Sometimes my brain is just too tired from being overloaded and I listen to an audiobook.
And sometimes school and uni can be too much and I need to re-listen to my lessons or textbooks.
I know there are still lots of people who think this isn’t reading or that it’s ‘cheating’ in some way.
Until somebody has been inside your brain, they don’t know how hard it can be.
To me, reading is reading, no matter how you get the information to your brain.
So don’t give up!
Until we are all taught to read the way our brains are wired, we should read in any way that works for us.
Keep reading and listening so you don’t miss out on the joy!
After all, wasn’t our very first literacy experience a read-aloud!

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Is your child struggling to memorise times tables? This online game has been recommended as a fun and effective way to learn these tricky tables. Let us know what you think.

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https://ttrockstars.com

Home - Times Tables Rock Stars Times Tables Rock Stars is an award-winning maths learning platform where children can practise their times tables like a rock star! We take the worry out of learning times tables and has a proven track record of boosting children’s fluency and recall in multiplication and division.

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