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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

Text Next: New Resources for Literacy Learning

Annah Healy & Eileen Honan (editors) - This book provides a platform of ideas for teachers developi ...more

Strategies for Writing Success

Marcelle Holliday - The latest book in the 'Strategies in Action' series, this b ...more

Beyond the Reading Wars

Robyn Ewing (editor) - A useful tool for teachers and parents of primary children, ...more

Image Matters: Visual Texts in the Classroom

Jon Callow (editor) - This book supports the teaching of visual literacy in the cl ...more

Grammar and Meaning New Edition

Sally Humphrey, Louise Droga, Susan Feez - The new edition of this bestseller aims to help teachers bui ...more

Conversations About Text 2: Teaching Grammar Factual Texts

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

Designing Learning for Diverse Classrooms

Paul Dufficy - This book explores practical teaching principles, supporting ...more
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Professional Learning in 2013

Explicit teaching strategies for reading comprehension

Alison Davis - Wed 22 May
Middleton Grange NSW

Digital storytelling with iPads

Kristy Goodwin - Wed 22 May
Applecross WA

Explicit teaching strategies for reading comprehension

Alison Davis - Thu 23 May
Warners Bay NSW

iTouch and iLearn literacy with iPads

Kristy Goodwin - Thu 23 May
Doubleview WA

The WHAT and HOW of teaching writing

Robyn Wild - Thu 23 May
Bondi Beach NSW

Explicit teaching strategies for reading comprehension

Alison Davis - Sat 25 May
Dulwich Hill NSW

Early literacy and literature

Susan Hill - Mon 27 May
Greenfields Mandurah WA
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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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