Connections - Issue 132

Website and app reviews

Nigel Paull reviews the latest educational websites and apps you can use in your library.

A Good Lesson To Learn: New Systematic Synthetic Phonics Lesson Packs For F–2

Librarians play a vital role in sharing ready-made phonics and morphology lessons with early years teachers.

Educational Lending Rights: Supporting Australian literature and schools

Thank you to all the schools who participated in the 2024 Educational Lending Right School Library Survey.

School Library Spotlight: Ellerslie School, NZ

SCIS speaks to Library Manager Sharon Wilson about fostering a love of reading in students, overcoming barriers to book access, and creative strategies for encouraging young readers to expand their horizons.

AI Leadership Framework: Advancing Australian school library professionals’ AI literacy and leadership competence

Zakir Hossain explores how Generative AI is transforming education and the pivotal role school library professionals play in fostering AI literacy and ethical engagement.

Celebrating Book Week

Angelene Karas shares practical ways to reignite a passion for reading and build a lasting reading culture, through creative activities, engaging games and inclusive competitions.

SCIS: the next 40 years

After celebrating 40 years of SCIS, the focus now shifts to the future. How can we continue to innovate, support school library staff, and adapt to emerging technologies? We speak to the SCIS leadership team for insights.

New and revised SCIS subject headings

The following changes to the SCIS Subject Headings List were approved by the SCIS Standards Committee November 2023 – October 2024.