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PETAA One Day Conferences are back

Be part of PETAA's 2013 Conference 'Teaching Language and Literacy through Literature' Conference to be held in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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Be inspired in 2013 with PETAA professional learning

Registrations are now open for our exciting 2013 program. 10% earlybird discount applies and members save 25%. Empower yourself to reach your potential now.

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New in Project 40 — Literature: to give our students’ wings

Dr Lorraine McDonald speaks to children’s literature over four decades of PETAA, with a companion essay and contributions from Libby Gleeson and Maurice Saxby.

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English for the Australian Curriculum

Resources for Early years and Primary to support teachers using the Australian Curriculum online.

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Explore PETAA’s growing range of curriculum-based teaching resources for members, with a focus on contemporary books.

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Global Words: English for global education

A rich and interactive resource that integrates English and global citizenship education and is mapped to the English curriculum.

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Welcome to PETAA

The Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) is a national, not-for-profit professional association supporting primary school educators in the teaching and learning of English and literacies across the curriculum. More

Featured Publications

Beyond The Script: Take Two

Robyn Ewing & Jennifer Simons - This revised edition of Beyond the Script provides support f ...more

Scaffolding: Teaching & Learning in Language & Literacy Ed

Jennifer Hammond (editor) - This book explores the concept of "scaffolding" and then jou ...more

EU018 Talk for learning:Developing & expanding oral language

Robyn Cox - This e:update draws on pedagogy, research findings and pract ...more

PP182: Metacognition matters: Raising reading comprehension

Alison Davis - This PETAA Paper looks at the characteristics of effective t ...more

A Year in Texts: An Explicit Reading Program

Kerry Gehling - This book sets out a year-long reading program targeted at m ...more

Conversations About Text 2: Teaching Grammar Factual Texts

Joanne Rossbridge & Kathy Rushton - Focussing on the use of factual texts when teaching grammar, ...more

Multimodal Literacy: Researching Classroom Practice

Maureen Walsh - Based on classroom research, this book highlights some of th ...more
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Professional Learning in 2013

Supporting students’ reading/writing development- middle yrs

Tina Sharpe - Wed 19 Jun
Mount Annan NSW

Language in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts

Joanne Rossbridge - Wed 17 Jul
Bankstown NSW

The Shape of Text to come: Introduction to visual language

Jon Callow - Thu 18 Jul
Baulkham Hills NSW

iTouch and iLearn literacy with iPads

Kristy Goodwin - Fri 19 Jul
Doncaster East VIC

The Shape of Text to come: Introduction to visual language

Jon Callow - Mon 22 Jul
Guildford NSW

PETAA One Day VIC Conference

Multiple presenters - Mon 22 Jul
Melbourne VIC

Focusing on spoken language to improve reading comprehension

Ann Daly - Wed 24 Jul
Wiley Park NSW
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News and Advocacy

PETAA AGM 18 May - FREE member professional learning

The Board of the Primary English Teaching Association Austra...more

Vale Richard Parker

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Beverly Derewianka awarded Life Membership at PETAA 40th event

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PETAA, ALEA & AATE respond to PIRLS debate - "Teachers deserve our support"

Recent political, expert and media discussion of the 2011...more
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Conferences 2013

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