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For many years, the low level of literacy amongst Indigenous school children has challenged librarians and educators alike. In this keynote presentation at the Family Literacy Forum in May, Margaret shares her infectious passion for, and expertise in, early literacy, language acquisition, singing and Aboriginal English which inspired the development of The Honey Ant Readers.…

The Honey Ant Readers (HAR) team were extremely impressed and excited by the work of Tove Skutnabb-Kangas who presented at the Australian Council of TESOL Associations International TESOL Conference 2012 “TESOL as a Global Trade – Ethics, Equity and Ecology” early this month, where HAR author, Margaret James was also invited to speak. Tove is…

Another exciting update about a recent Conference and Trade Exhibition ‘Making Waves’ that Honey Ant Readers author, Margaret James attended in Sydney on Sunday 17th June. Margaret joined Juliet Rogers, Chair of the Indigenous Literacy Fund, who spoke of the wonderful work of the ILF. Margaret presented on the challenges that Australian Aboriginal students in…

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We are very excited to announce that Honey Ant Readers author, Margaret James, is the QUT Education Faculty Outstanding Alumni Award Winner for 2012! These awards recognise Australian and overseas graduates of QUT and its predecessor institutions for their exceptional professional, academic or research achievements, and contributions to the community at the local, state, national…