Bringing high quality, research-supported literacy instruction to teachers and families

Hi, I’m Lyn Stone. You can find out more about each of my roles and our tutoring team. We have free videos, low cost online courses, books about literacy for parents and teachers, a literacy blog and a wealth of resources to help you in your journey toward lifelong literacy for all. I am a:

linguist in private practice
author
education consultant
mother of diverse learners
dyslexia advocate.

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY!

Spelling for Life Edition 2 is launching!

Our guest speaker will be

Associate Professor Lorraine Hammond

from Edith Cowan University. Lorraine has kindly agreed to speak to us all on the night and to launch the book. We cannot wait!

This event is also an opportunity to hear an overview and ask questions about the second edition of Lyn’s Australian bestseller, Spelling for Life.

This is an Australia-friendly time. We will be announcing another US-friendly event in the form of a book club in conjunction with PATTAN, so do watch this space!

The $10 ticket will go towards a $500 scholarship voucher for one applicant to use in order to take a range of online training offered by Lifelong Literacy for 12 months. We may even award two! Applications for this scholarship can be made through our contact form. We’ve already received applications from some very strong contenders!

YES! There will be a recording available to view for all registrants.

Important: Please submit all questions to Lyn by October 26th. She will sort them into categories beforehand and answer them to the best of her ability. Because we anticipate a large number of guests, Lyn might not be able to answer your question live on the night, but she WILL try! If that query is really burning, send it on through beforehand!

Date: Thursday October 28th 2021

Time: 7:30pm -9pm (Melbourne time – but 4:30pm-6pm Western Australia time)

Venue: Zoom. We will send your Zoom link on registration.

We will also decide on the recipient of the scholarship voucher and announce the successful candidate on the night. Please fill out the form on the registration page if you wish to be considered for the scholarship. It will entitle you to up to $500 to spend on any courses run by Lifelong Literacy, online or live for 12 months from October 26th 2021-October 26th 2022.

Surplus ticket funds will be donated to charity.

Just a reminder: You need to be signed up for the event if you’re throwing your hat in the ring for a scholarship!

Can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Register for the Spelling for Life book launch party now.

Australia lockdown:

I remember week after week, while Victoria was locked down, looking at the numbers, waiting for the announcements, watching my friends and my family miss out on important occasions, treading water, anxious about what was round the corner. No one really knew. What we did know was that life would never be the same again. The feeling of uncertainty and powerlessness remains.

I can’t do all that much on a personal basis except get vaccinated, check in and mask up, but I can show my solidarity with anyone in lockdown right now by reducing the cost of all my online offerings to anyone who might find them useful. Until restrictions ease, you are entitled to 25% off all online courses on this site. Just punch in the code LOCKDOWNLOVE.

One-off live webinars:

Lockdown has scuppered my plans, so I’ve decided to use the time that I would have been there to throw a few live events via Zoom.

I’ve done dozens of these for schools that I couldn’t go to, and the feedback has been spectacular.

So if you’d like to do a live PD without the uncertainty of lockdowns, without the hassle of travel and parking, but filled to the brim with useful strategies and understanding of spelling and reading, do come along.

They’re being held on Saturdays so that teachers can attend without having to get replacements. They’re being held at an Australia-friendly time to help us cope with the pressures of lockdown.

The recordings will NOT be available afterwards. These are one-off live events. If asynchronous is what you like, just sign up for the online courses.