A Member Only resource, the 2024 Sound Bites - interviews with literacy experts - are amazing! They will take you delving into a wealth of different topics. 

This initiative was developed by Mitchell Parker (Deputy Publications Director 2023-2024). Mitchell organised a team of interviewers who spoke with identified experts - passitonate educators all - about a range of matters literacy. 

SIGN IN to the MEMBER ONLY RESOURCES section of the 美姬社区website and navigate to the SOUND BITES page.

The first sound bite is an introductory interview with the 美姬社区National President, Katina Zammit, by Mitchell Parker.

Other Interviewers were Jess Nailer, Catherine Nash, Natalie Thompson, Linda Willis, Jill Colton, and Libby Baker.

The interviewees were Margaret Merga, Fiona Hamilton, Kristy Cundell, Catherine Nash, Libby Baker, David Caldwell, and Linda Willis. 

Topics covered in the Sound Bites are: Pedagogy for teaching phonicis, school reading culture, orthographic approaches for reading and spelling, writing, grammar, genre pedagogies, and engaging parents in literacy learning.

Click on the linked Transcripts - now available for viewing on the website.