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Central Arrernte translations of Honey Ant Readers
Shirley Turner stepped in at the last minute to record the Central Arrernte translations of the HAR which Benedict Stevens did for us. Shirley is also an accomplished writer, like her famous mother, MK Turner. Thank you for making time for us with NO notice on Friday, Shirley! Shirley is a teacher, a mother and…
Read MoreHAR author, Margaret James recognised in today’s QWeekend 50 Best and Brightest!
Honey Ant Readers author, Marg James was humbled to be recognised in this weekend’s QWeekend magazine’s 50 Best and Brightest among an array of leaders in education, microbiolgy, fitness,health music, culture and hospitality. To view her profile online visit: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/gallery-e6frer9f-1226530733432?page=21 or read Leanne Edmistone’s profile in this weekend’s Courier-Mail.
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Ideas exchange with Maori Affairs Select Committee
This week HAR author Marg James met with members of the Maori Affairs Select Committee from New Zealand to discuss the HAR project, and share information about the reading programs for Maori students. The committee, Parekura Horomia, Louise Upston, Katrina Shanks, Louisa Wall, Rino Tirikatene, Metiria Turei, Te Ururoa Flavell, and Hone, travelled to Sydney,…
Read MoreQSA’s Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s learning: Community and connectedness
The Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) has developed a fantastic resource for KG learning, Queensland kindergarten learning guideline (QKLG) professional development materials. The aim is to provide a forum for teachers and staff to share and discuss samples of intentional teaching strategies for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s learning. These are also linked to…
Read MoreGreat session with students in Alice Springs
Had a great time yesterday at a school in Alice Springs, working with children who are visiting town from other communities . Joe played his guitar and we all sang in Luritja and Pitjantjatjara, before singing the same song in English, which was fun. We played matching card and word games, to get familiar with…
Read MoreHoney Ant Readers at Christ Church Grammar School,Perth
We were invited to speak to boarders at Christ Church Grammar School in Perth last week. What a fantastic group of boys, who participated enthusiastically and who taught us a thing or two when IT problems presented themselves! The Aboriginal boys from remote WA added their cultural interpretation of the ‘Rainbow Serpent’ story for their…
Read MoreProfessor Ian Malcom “Making Tracks” at the ALAA Conference, Curtin University
Marg James’ presentation ‘Language, Literacy, and Aboriginal English’ at the ALAA Conference at Curtin University followed a brilliant seminar by leading expert in the field of Aboriginal English (AE) whose work has long been a source of inspiration to the HARs program – Professor Ian Malcom. Professor Malcom’s paper, ‘Making Tracks: Towards an Inclusive Paradigm for…
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“Language, Literacy, and Aboriginal English” at the 2012 ALAA Conference, Curtin University
This week, 12-14 November 2012, HARs author Marg James spoke at the Conference of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) at Curtin University, Perth. After reviewing the issues and international literature on the disadvantages of second language literacy learning from countries as varied as Scandinavia, the Russian Federation, Malawi, Zambia, and the advantages of first…
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