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Archive for February, 2009

10 Questions for Bronwyn Sheehan (Founder – Pyjama Foundation)

Saturday, 28 February 2009 at 2:33 pm

Bronwyn Sheehan is the founder and CEO of the Pyjama Foundation and the 2009 Queenslander of the Year.

What is the Pyjama Foundation?
The Pyjama Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2004 with the vision of transforming vulnerable children’s lives through the immersion of literacy.
What prompted you to create the Pyjama Foundation?
Having 3 children of my own, I experienced first hand the benefits of reading books …

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Explicit Teaching: Best Practice

Tuesday, 17 February 2009 at 9:16 pm

Someone recently asked me to explain the term, ‘best practice’, and as he was changing year levels, asked what he should teach his new class. Here is a quick guide linking his two queries:

Best practice is always informed. It is drawn from specific data and observation about what students can do, are attempting to do and neglecting to do. It is guided by expectations about …

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Literacy Angels read for Foster Children

Tuesday, 3 February 2009 at 11:34 am

It was my recent pleasure to conduct a session for a new group of Pyjama Angels, a group of individuals volunteering time on a weekly basis to read to children in foster care.

With only eight per cent of foster children achieving average literacy levels by the age of seven and only 25 per cent graduating high school, foster children are among our most vulnerable …

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