Provides a ready reference tool for students, teachers and parents to assist in the production of twenty-one different types of written texts. Texts provided in the guide include Biography, Debate, Description, Exposition, Instructions, Poetry and Recount etc. Both literary texts and factual texts have been included. This text has been written by three experienced teachers and provides teachers, parents and students with a unique tool to improve writing skills. Suitable for students in the middle primary to lower secondary school.

Builds the bridge between what Indigenous parents and their communities see as important about what their young children know and are able to do, and the teaching and learning process currently followed in preschools. The Australian Early Childhood Association recognises the importance if this relationship in bringing together relevant and respectful learning processes and teaching methods. Building Bridges will set the pace for better educational learning outcomes for young children and help to make a better future for us all.

This book enhances students' use of a wide range of vocabulary. It is divided into forty units with each unit focusing on one aspect of vocabulary development. Each unit consists of a list of keywords followed by activities and related vocabulary focusing on meaning, use, derivation and spelling hints.

An hilarious selection of poems by the iconic Australian humorist featuring Doreen, The Play and The Stones of Gosh as read by actor Jack Thompson.

A ready reference tool for students, teachers and parents to assist in the production of over 30 different types of written texts. The guide also includes a glossary of terms, writing activities and a matrix of text types.

A compelling collection of short stories written by students from immigrant, refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds, reflecting their origins, their journeys and their arrivals in Australia. Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary students of English, these lesson-sized stories cover a range of themes and styles that introduce students to writing techniques and the skills of critical literacy. This anthology includes original stories, activities and exercises, and a bold and engaging design and illustrations. It features work from students from all over Australia, sharing their voices on what it is like to be an immigrant, refugee or asylum seeker coming to Australia

A lively and provocative collection of 24 short stories suitable for upper primary and lower secondary students of English. These lesson-sized stories from Australian and international authors cover a range of themes, styles and genres, and introduce students to writing techniques and the skills of critical literacy. This new edition of the original anthology includes a completely new set of stories, activities and exercises, and bold and engaging design and illustrations.

The What Teachers Need to know About series aims to refresh and expand basic teaching knowledge and classroom experience. Books in the series provide essential information about a range of subjects necessary for today's teachers to do their jobs effectively.

Spelling bridges the gap between knowledge accumulated from research on spelling acquisition and the practicalities of teaching spelling more effectively in schools. Current trends are examined, alongside community views on spelling standards because this is the context in which change is beginning to occur. Spelling contains practical suggestions on the methods and activities applicable to all students, supplemented by specific advice on assessment, and links to additional resources.

This publication presents some outcomes of a major professional learning project undertaken by ALEA in Tasmania. The project was organised to provide teachers with opportuities to design, monitor and implement research based on powerful, accessible ideas about reading comprehension in their own classrooms. Sixty teachers from across Tasmania participated in the project which began with two days of professional learning with Professor Peter Freebody and Professor Scott Paris. The teachers met together on six occasions throughout 2010.

Teachers use a wide repertoire of strategies in teaching literacy in the early years of schooling. This book provides a rich assortment of literacy strategies to support the learning of students in the first three years at school. Each strategy is presented in a series of easily followed steps, and also suggests a variety of ways in which the strategy can be extended and adapted to meet the diverse needs and interests of students.

Dr Coral Swan has many years’ teaching experience and especially enjoys seeing children blossom during their first years at school. She has worked with teachers and pre-service teachers in schools and university and has presented to colleagues at many workshops and conferences. In 2001 she received an Australian Teachers Prize for Excellence and a National Excellence in Teaching Award. She is still excited about teaching and is currently teaching Year 1 at Freshwater State School in Queensland.