Literacy Legends
Literacy Legends
Why are so many Tasmanians illiterate, and what’s being done about it? Four disabled storytellers uncover the uplifting stories of Tasmanians who are working hard to improve literacy stats in Tasmania. Each episode reveals heartfelt stories of passion and dedication for lifting literacy across Tasmania. From a Dolly Parton lover to an alien called Bic. A production of Powerd Media and Print Radi…Social links:
Episode 6: Skills for Life
Almost half of Tasmanian adults lack the literacy skills they need to get by. Annalise Haigh drops into Hobart's Hamlet Café for a mocha and a chat with their Training Manager Amy Lawler and employee Charles. Customers love Charles. He's always on for a good chat. Annalise finds out how waiting…
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Episode 5: Digital Literacy
Just like buildings have access requirements, like ramps, lifts, and accessible toilets, websites have accessibility requirements too, like closed captions, alternative text, and color contrast. Host Rosie Putland discovers the challenges students with low digital literacy face at school and univ…
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Episode 4: Leaps and Bounds
Hrisanthi Dokos meets Georgia Park and Tanya Mason to see how they taught students to read in just two 20 minute sessions per week. Teacher assistant Tanya Mason and teaching coach Georgia Park detail their innovative approach, which has significantly enhanced students' reading skills and self-est…
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Episode 3: Screening for Success
Host Hrisanthi Dokos visits the Kindergarten class at Bowen Road Primary School in Tasmania to see how Bic the alien can help Melissa Lawrence and Jodi Upton spot language delays in their students. They discuss how early screening for grammar and phonology issues helps identify children at risk of…
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Episode 2: Rick and Dolly
Episode host Honor Marino interviews Rick Marton and Ray Mostogl about their mission to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Tasmania. Inspiring kids to love to read became Dolly Parton's passion. Her international program and its thousands of local parnters give a book each month to million…
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Episode 1: Born to Sing
Did you know that a baby develops skills for learning to read and write before they are even born? "As a music therapist, I believe everyone can sing. There's not anyone that can't sing" says Alexandtra. Host Kristy Stichter meets music therapist Alexandra Morse from Creative Therapies Tasmania to…
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