My guest this episode, Raffaela Grasso, shares her passion for supporting students reading development and using quality, diverse literature as both a window and a mirror. She also shares her advocacy for well resourced school libraries staffed by qualified teacher librarians.

Rafaela's inspirational, influential and impactful recommendations:

• People - Stephanie Smith; Madison Delaney; Elise Ellerman; Picture Book Club


• Books - ‘Sunshine on Vinegar Street’ by Karen Comer; 'Paws' by Kate Foster; ;Daughter of Calabria; by Tania Blanchard


• Podcasts - Your Kids Next Read with Megan Daley and Allison Tait; The School of Wellbeing with Kylie Power; A Dream Life by Kristina Karlson; School Librarians United and Leading from the Library


• Cause - Indigenous Literacy Foundation and The Pyjama Foundation


• Dream Travel Destination - Western Australia and Tasmania

Connect with Raffaela:

• X - @raffeduteach


• Instagram - @raffeduteach


• LinkedIn - Raffaela Grasso


• Blog - https://teachteched.wordpress.com/


• Curated Resources - https://sites.google.com/view/teachingwithtechinprimaryed/home


• Threads - @raffeduteach


• Other - https://studentsneedschoollibraries.org.au/