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Posted on 24/04/2024 This innovative and exciting text explores the use of coding program Scratch to support Years 5 - 7 students in achieving English curriculum text creation learning outcomes.
Posted on 5/04/2024 This book bundle explores grammar in context, and will support text analysis a whole text level, passage level, and finally sentence level - giving you a full view of how texts work to make meaning, and how students apply this to their own writing.
Posted on 3/04/2024 Learn about the PETAA PL course The Explicit Teaching of Phonics Using Authentic Texts, and why it's a must for educators teaching early reading skills.
Posted on 20/03/2024 These resources, books, and activities have all been carefully chosen to suit older students who are EAL/D learners, or who are having difficulties with language and literacy.
Posted on 19/03/2024
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Posted on 7/05/2024 PETAA has unveiled a position statement designed to provide an evidence-informed model of English teaching at the classroom and school level.
Posted on 3/05/2024 Announcing a brand-new curriculum unit of work based on CBCA shortlisted Picture Book of the Year, Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker - the chosen text for National Simultaneous Storytime 2024!
Posted on 26/04/2024 Announcing PETAA's groundbreaking new EAL/D PL Program: your comprehensive support for improving English and literacy outcomes for EAL/D learners!
Posted on 16/04/2024 Not only is the PETAA 2024 Leading with Literacy Conference taking place in Parramatta, we're also running a series of high-quality, expert-led, and evidence-informed one-day PL courses across the region in Term 2! Don't miss out!
Posted on 15/04/2024 We are thrilled to announce a new suite of courses based on Exploring How Texts Work, the best-selling text by Beverly Derewianka. Extend your learning and discover powerful, effective classroom strategies for teaching with texts!
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