Beach Safety: An updated ESOL resource list
Counting down to the release of the first four books in the new Read about Australia series, including one on Beach Icons… and it made me realise that it’s been a while since I looked at resources that focus on beach fun and beach safety. In fact, last time was in February 2018, so here’s my update. I’d love to … Continue reading
Writing from your own migrant heritage: thoughts and tips from Lauren Piovesan
I interviewed Lauren Piovesan about her ESL Reads project back in 2022 and 2023. As always, it’s so exciting to have Australian resources written for multilingual learners. However, this time I wanted to talk about how her own family’s migrant experience had informed her writing of EAL/D resources – like her latest reading book, ‘Linda’s Busy Week’. I also asked … Continue reading
Authentic cross-cultural stories for English language learners: an interview with Claire Kamber
I’m always excited to see reading books that reflect the real-life experience of multilingual learners here in Australia. These stories for high school and young adult students are all about settling in, living a new life in a different environment, while missing parts of the old life…how to find a new sense of belonging. I hadn’t heard of Milpera Publishing, … Continue reading
An interview with myself: Dementia-friendly books
Today I’m going to interview myself wearing my ‘other hat’! I usually post about English language resources, but today I thought I’d write about my other personal passion project, in case you’ve seen the Unforgettable Notes page on my website and wondered what that’s all about… 2025 UPDATE: I now have a new site, just for my dementia-friendly books: unforgettable … Continue reading
Sing with me stories from Urban Lyrebirds
Have you seen the new reading books from Urban Lyrebirds, by Carmel Davies and Sharon Duff? These are the Sing with me stories, a series of 10 reading books, matched to the Sing with me! 1 songs and workbooks. They’re available in paperback and pdf versions, with audio online. Each story is at two levels in the one book, (that’s … Continue reading
