<p>Tim Warwick, founder and CEO of the Education Equity Alliance, is joined by Associate Professor Helen Adam, for a conversation exploring the critical role of literacy in achieving educational equity. Helen is a lecturer and researcher at Edith Cowan University, a former teacher and now President of the Primary English Teachers Association of Australia, a recent Churchill Fellow, and author of new book, <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Creating-Equitable-Literacy-Learning-Environments-A-Transformative-Model/Adam/p/book/9781041044017" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Creating Equitable Literacy Learning Environments: A Transformative Model</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Read Helen's PETAA paper on <a href="https://petaa.edu.au/Mp/Curric-Res/PPs/PETAA-PAPER-235.aspx" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">realising the right to read through equitable literacy environments</a>, as well as her latest articles on <a href="https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s44020-025-00092-y?sharing_token=YorsS1oj7FvyUQvA3e1lefe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY5bWl5iqjc6hi_i8zNdzS3lX3QCYBdW8LMwAoeJYmLLqHMfUiVwzXACu3AzI_8kHVRXjd90PLlX3Vcm1uNKIV18MPooTmtQFRAmMo2WANA5V3OBaOHuepmZACZ_YwADzds%3D" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">differentiated literature mirrors for diverse children</a>, and <a href="https://www.ecu.edu.au/newsroom/articles/research/through-the-looking-glass-new-framework-gives-language-to-representation-in-childrens-books" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">representation in children's books</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the episode, Helen also references articles written by Mark Seidenberg, which can be found <a href="https://equityalliance1-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tim_equityalliance_com_au/IQDOpA8zb1uuSrKqpAL01iJQARpvsVmQ_qwJ4mBoc2JYJxw?e=TQo6gU" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.seidenbergreading.net/blog/oexqqvuvpmotni4qb9f30dvrfbwj05?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, Helen comments on Aboriginal English being a rule-based dialect of English, which you can learn more about <a href="https://aiatsis.gov.au/blog/aboriginal-english" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>. </p>