Exploring Reading, Wellbeing & Resilience Research Together

Our surveys explore both the Resilient Reading Curriculum and the Resilience Curriculum, helping us better understand the foundational skills that support children’s literacy, emotional well-being, communication, engagement, and learning.

Through this research, we aim to gather insights from educators, families, and professionals to help strengthen understanding of child development and support practical, research-informed approaches within early learning environments and schools.

By participating, you are contributing to the ongoing co-creation of resilient, supportive, and developmentally informed learning communities.

Contributing to Resilient Education

At The Resilient Schools, we believe the best solutions are built together.
Our survey helps us listen to educators and communities so we can better understand the real challenges children and the early childhood sector are facing today. By participating, you are helping co-create practical, meaningful solutions that support wellbeing, learning, and resilience.

Dear Director and Educators,

Your experience in the classroom offers powerful insight into how young children develop the social and emotional foundations for learning.

The Power of the Early Years


Resilience does not begin in response to challenge. It begins much earlier!

It develops as children come to understand who they are, how they feel, and how to engage with others and their environment.

Early childhood educators play a vital role in shaping these foundations. Through everyday interactions, play, and intentional teaching, children begin to develop the skills that support both learning and life, including confidence, emotional awareness, self-regulation, relationships, and a strong sense of belonging.

This short survey invites you to share your professional observations and experiences in supporting children’s social and emotional development in the early years.

The survey takes approximately 2–3 minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous, and there are no right or wrong answers, only valuable insights from your practice.

Thank you so much for taking a moment to share your insights. Your experience plays an important role in shaping how we support children to thrive.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. Your insights contribute to a deeper understanding of early years practices.

Your responses are anonymous. I would love to send you the free resources to use in your teaching practise. Please leave your name and email address.

Thank you again

Lynne

The Resilient Schools

Exploring the Foundations for reading and learning success

At the Resilient Schools, we are continuing our research into early reading development.

Join our survey as we explore the pre-reading foundations that support children’s early reading development. Your insights will contribute to a deeper understanding of how children develop the foundations for reading success.

Kindergarten Teacher Survey on Early Development

Approx. 2-3 minutes)

Your classroom experience provides valuable insight into how young children begin

developing the foundations for reading.

Why is early childhood essential to early development

The journey to reading does not begin with letters on a page. It begins much earlier

when children start noticing sounds, patterns, language, and symbols in their world.

Kindergarten educators are fundamental to observing how these early foundations

develop. Through play, conversation, music, and exploration, children begin

developing the listening, memory, and visual awareness skills that later support

reading.

This short survey invites you to share your professional observations and

experiences supporting children's early awareness of sounds, language, and

symbols.

This survey takes approximately two to three minutes to complete, and responses are

anonymous.

There are no right or wrong answers. We are simply interested in learning from your

classroom experiences.

How often do you include activities that help children notice sounds in their environment?
Which of the following activities do you use with children?(Select all that apply)
How often do you include activities that strengthen children's listening and soundmemory? Examples may include repeating sound patterns, remembering sequences ofsounds, or listening games.
How often do you include activities that help children notice visual differences inshapes, patterns, or symbols (skills that later support recognising letters)?
Before today, how familiar were you with auditory discrimination and visualdiscrimination in relation to early learning?

Why is this research important?

Research helps strengthen understanding of the foundational skills that support children’s learning, wellbeing, resilience, and literacy development.

As children’s learning needs continue to evolve, further research in these areas remains important to help inform supportive, evidence-informed approaches for educators, families, and schools.