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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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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

Multimodal Literacy: Researching Classroom Practice

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

Conversations About Text 2: Teaching Grammar Factual Texts

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

PP186: The Australian Curriculum: Implications for teaching

Val Klenowski - **Mailing to members in Sept 2012** This PETAA Paper overvie ...more

Scaffolding: Teaching & Learning in Language & Literacy Ed

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

PP183: Teaching EAL/D Learners in Australian Classrooms

de Courcy, Dooley, Jackson, Miller & Rushton - This PETAA paper outlines some of the recent trends in the t ...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: Teaching Grammar Literary Texts

Joanne Rossbridge & Kathy Rushton - This book focuses on teaching grammar in the context of lite ...more
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Professional Learning in 2013

Early literacy and literature

Susan Hill - Mon 27 May
Greenfields Mandurah WA

Clause level grammar: Language expressing & developing ideas

Bev Derewianka - Sat 01 Jun
Chermside West QLD

Focusing on phonemic awareness to improve reading

Ann Daly - Mon 03 Jun
Airds NSW

Visual grammar & the NSW Syllabus for the Aust Curriculum

Jennifer Asha - Tue 04 Jun
St Marys NSW

Teaching comprehension

Robyn Wild - Wed 05 Jun
Stanhope Gardens NSW

Learning through Talking: Developing Students’ Oral Language

Tina Sharpe - Thu 06 Jun
Epping NSW

Grammar beyond the clause

Bev Derewianka - Sat 08 Jun
Gordon 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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