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Online Course: Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction v2 now available!

Oct 5, 2023

I am delighted to announce that the updated version of the Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction course is now available! The course is now available for registration at https://janefarrallconsulting.thinkific.com/courses/introduction-to-comprehensive-literacy-instruction-version-2 To get more information about the course you can download the flyer below. An additional flyer around the site licences is also available below. If you

Organising Books - School-Wide!

Feb 5, 20224 Comments

In the next couple of weeks, Australian schools are heading back from summer break. As well as the usual "return to school" bits and pieces, we are also working our way through all the extra "stuff" due to COVID - as I know everyone around the world is. I hope you are all managing and

Book Tips for Older Readers

Apr 10, 2021

I am addicted to listening to audiobooks and Podcasts while gardening - it's my Saturday catch up time! This morning I listened to the current Lomah Podcast episode with the amazing Sally Clendon. If you haven't caught up with this, the Lomah Podcast is running a special 15 episode series at the moment on literacy

Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for Students with CCN - Site Licences

Aug 13, 20204 Comments

This time last week I launched my first online course "Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for Students with Complex Communication Needs". There's been so much great feedback on it already - thank-you to everyone who has signed up and shared information. Lots of schools have enquired about the site licence options - so I have

Online Course: Introduction to Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for students with CCN

Aug 6, 202014 Comments

I am absolutely delighted to say that I have just published my first online course! It's been a labour of love - and I have a huge sense of achievement for completing it!! I've had a number of requests recently for more online learning options - and I've also had a number of requests for

Zombies and Independent Reading

Apr 19, 20208 Comments

Over the last few years, I have come across a bunch of students who are highly motivated and interested in anything to do with Zombies! Now, Zombies are not something I know a lot about... but what I do know is that providing independent and/or shared reading choices in a student's area(s) of interest is

New website: Comprehensive Literacy for ALL

Mar 31, 20206 Comments

For the last couple of months I have been working on a new resource for the schools I work with. Recently I've had a bit more quality time to work on it (for some reason)! As a result, it is now finished and ready to share - and given the current situation I've decided to

Reading At Home

Mar 22, 20203 Comments

As schools across the world are closing down in response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, many educators are being asked to prepare home schooling programs. Later this week I'll be publishing some resources around this - but for the moment I've had a request from The Grove Education Centre for a simple pamphlet about

Literacy and Complex Communication Needs: Developing Language

Feb 3, 20202 Comments

This is the second video I'm sharing from the Angleman UK 2019 Communication & Literacy Conference. Thanks again to Angelman UK and See Speak Hear for making this available. In the beginning of my career, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) rapidly became the area of speech language pathology that interested me the most. I enjoyed

2019 Literacy Intensive

Feb 11, 2019

Great news! The 2019 Literacy Intensive course presented by myself (Jane Farrall) and Dr Sally Clendon is now open for registrations! Details Dates: Monday 30th September – Friday 4th of October Location Currumbin Community Special School, Currumbin 5 Hammersford Drive, Currumbin Waters, QLD 4223 Cost $1600 (includes morning tea, lunch and tea/coffee each day plus