SCHOOL READINESS

Start the school year off armed with tips and tricks to support your young reader! Author and award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley will unravel the mystery behind schools and the teaching of reading, and how you can best support literacy development at home. The aim of this session is to empower parents/carers and educators of primary school-aged children to take an active role in encouraging literacy development. This is a talk about fostering a lifelong love of reading and language and the vital role of the parent/carer and educators in this. Megan answers questions including how to raise a reader; the importance of reading aloud; reading habits and how to build them into your life; the best books for various age ranges and the early years of school literacy demystified.

If you are a parent of a primary school student, you don’t want to miss this session.

ABOUT MEGAN DALEY: Megan Daley is passionate about children’s literature and is the author of the bestselling book ‘Raising Readers’, published by UQP in 2019. She is a Teacher Librarian in Brisbane and has been awarded the Queensland Teacher Librarian of the Year, as well as the national Dromkeen Librarian’s Award. A former national vice president of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, Megan is also a regular literary judge, creator of the popular website Children’s Books Daily, and co-host of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast. She also has a few more books contracted and in the pipeline.

PURCHASE A DAY PASS OR WEEKEND PASS TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.